bugle
1a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
to sound a bugle.
(of bull elks) to utter a rutting call.
to call by or with a bugle: to bugle reveille.
Origin of bugle
1Other words from bugle
- bugler, noun
Other definitions for bugle (2 of 3)
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2Other definitions for bugle (3 of 3)
Also called bugle bead . a tubular glass bead used for ornamenting dresses.
Also bu·gled . ornamented with bugles.
Origin of bugle
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How to use bugle in a sentence
Twin buglers played “Taps” and three police helicopters flew overhead in the missing-man formation.
“It is the hardest to play,” one of the buglers says of this seemingly simple tune.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere are the buglers to sound the direction and call for the sacrifices?
The NATO Summit: What Happened to Obama’s Pivot From Europe to Asia? | Leslie H. Gelb | May 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJakin and Lew were attached to the Band as supernumeraries, though they would much have preferred being Company buglers.
Soldier Stories | Rudyard KiplingHe was at once obeyed; but the adventurers yelled at the buglers, and redoubled their shouts and vociferations.
The Gold-Seekers | Gustave Aimard
With the buglers, whose smart appearance attracted much attention, a selection of music was played in the town daily at "Retreat."
This took place daily in the centre of the village with the massed buglers and bands.
Buglers, corporals and sergeants down to mule drivers turn out of their own free will and work.
An Artilleryman's Diary | Jenkin Lloyd Jones
British Dictionary definitions for bugle (1 of 3)
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
music a brass instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves: used for military fanfares, signal calls, etc
(intr) to play or sound (on) a bugle
Origin of bugle
1Derived forms of bugle
- bugler, noun
British Dictionary definitions for bugle (2 of 3)
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Ajuga, esp A. reptans, having small blue or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates): Also called: bugleweed See also ground pine
Origin of bugle
2British Dictionary definitions for bugle (3 of 3)
/ (ˈbjuːɡəl) /
a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes for decoration
Origin of bugle
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