alto flute

noun

a large flute pitched a perfect fourth lower than an ordinary flute.

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Nearby words

altman, altman, robert, altman, sidney, alto, alto clef, alto flute, alto-, alto-relievo, altocumulus, altogether, altoist

Origin of alto flute

First recorded in 1930–35

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