aerophone

[ air-uh-fohn ]

/ ˈɛər əˌfoʊn /

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noun

any musical wind instrument.

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Origin of aerophone

First recorded in 1875–80; aero- + -phone

Words nearby aerophone

aeropause, Aërope, aerophagia, aerophilately, aerophobia, aerophone, aerophore, aerophoto, aerophyte, aeroplane, aeroplane cloth

How to use aerophone in a sentence

A further step in this line brought Edison to the "aerophone," around which the Figaro weaved its fanciful description.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
Well, a new kind of aerophone designed to work uninfluenced by its twin.
Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard
Again and again Morris spoke eagerly, entreatingly, but the aerophone was dumb.
Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard
With a bound he was by the aerophone and had given the answering signal.
Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard

I think, I really think I have nearly perfected my aerophone.
Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard