flügelhorn
or flu·gel·horn, flue·gel·horn
[ floo-guhl-hawrn; German fly-guhl-hawrn ]
noun
a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.
Origin of flügelhorn
11850–55; <German, equivalent to Flügel wing + Horn horn
Other words from flügelhorn
- flü·gel·horn·ist, flu·gel·horn·ist, flue·gel·horn·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for flugelhorn
flugelhorn
/ (ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn) /
noun
a type of valved brass instrument consisting of a tube of conical bore with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, used esp in brass bands. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or C, and has the same range as the cornet in B flat
Origin of flugelhorn
1German Flügelhorn, from Flügel wing + Horn horn
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