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wind instrument

[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /

noun

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

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Origin of wind instrument

First recorded in 1575–85

Words nearby wind instrument

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British Dictionary definitions for wind instrument

wind instrument
/ (wɪnd) /

noun

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