bugle
noun/ˈbjuɡəl/
Frequency rank: #14,017 most common English word
Meaning
a brass wind instrument resembling a small trumpet, used especially for military signals.
Example sentence
The soldier raised his bugle to his lips and played a call to wake the camp.
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