trombone

noun/trɑmˈboʊn/

Frequency rank: #13,519 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a large brass wind instrument with a sliding tube used to change pitch.

Illustration for the English word “trombone”

Example sentence

The jazz band's low, warm sound came from the trombone player standing at the back of the stage.

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