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aerophone

American  
[air-uh-fohn] / ˈɛər əˌfoʊn /

noun

  1. any musical wind instrument.


Etymology

Origin of aerophone

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

Example Sentences

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That same afternoon, by Mary's direction, the aerophone was brought back to him in a dog-cart, and three days later he heard that her mother, Mrs. Porson, was dead.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

"Well, a new kind of aerophone designed to work uninfluenced by its twin."

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

The arrangement on this particular occasion was that she should take the machine—or aerophone, as its inventor had named it—to her home.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

With a bound he was by the aerophone and had given the answering signal.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

"Oh, the aerophone, I think; I don't remember."

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider