wind instrument

American  

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

1. a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute.

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wind instrument British  

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. any musical instrument sounded by the breath, such as the woodwinds and brass instruments of an orchestra

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Etymology

Origin of wind instrument

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

He is the grandson of Andres Landero, the first músico to incorporate the wind instrument into cumbia.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

He was crispest and most adventurous on his EWI — electronic wind instrument — on which he delivered the most convincing, sturdiest melodies with hints of sci-fi spookiness.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Rice, who has studied cat purring himself, criticized the use of dead over living cats, saying this experiment is “akin to removing the mouthpiece from a wind instrument and analyzing its sounds in isolation.”

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023

Hood would like to put a solar wind instrument on the surface, which could measure the charged particles that pass the rim of the crater.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 17, 2022

The standing waves in a wind instrument are a little different from a vibrating string.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones