trombone
noun/trɒmˈbəʊn/
/trɑːmˈbəʊn/
- a large brass musical instrument that you blow into, with a sliding tube used to change the noteTopics Musicb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- muted
- bass
- tenor
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French or Italian, from Italian tromba ‘trumpet’.Definitions on the go
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