wind instrument

[ wind ]

noun

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

wind instrument

/ wɪnd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wind instrument¹

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

The Rude Mechanical Orchestra had our first pandemic practice that included wind instruments on May 18 this year.

From Science News

The air pushed out of a trumpet has the highest concentration of potentially infectious air particles compared with other wind instruments, according to University of Minnesota scientists.

From Science News

And no wonder, for of all the doleful too-tooings ever uttered by wind instrument, this was the dolefullest.

From Project Gutenberg

The only wind instrument existing among them is the Pibbegwon, a kind of flute, resembling in simplicity the Arcadian pipe.

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There is nothing criminal in preferring the cornet to any other wind instrument.

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In playing a wind-instrument, the eyebrows are a great help.

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It was evidently not caused by a wind instrument; I felt sure it was not a concertina or an accordion.

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