flugelhorn
gəlˌhɔrn; noun
a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.
Also, flu·gel·horn, flue·gel·horn.
Origin:
1850–55; < German, equivalent to Flügel wing + Horn horn
1850–55; < German, equivalent to Flügel wing + Horn horn
Related forms
flü·gel·horn·ist, flu·gel·horn·ist, flue·gel·horn·ist, noun
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| 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 | |
| [German Flügelhorn, from Flügel wing + Horn | |
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flugelhorn
1854, from Ger. flügelhorn, from flügel "wing" + horn "horn."
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