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noun ( sometimes initial capital letter )
a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.
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| 1. | a woodwind instrument of the family that includes the bassoon and cor anglais, consisting of a conical tube fitted with a mouthpiece having a double reed. It has a penetrating nasal tone. Range: about two octaves plus a sixth upwards from B flat below middle C |
| 2. | a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra: second oboe |
| [C18: via Italian oboe, phonetic approximation to French haut bois, literally: high wood (referring to its pitch)] | |
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Word Origin & History
oboe
1724, from It. oboe, from M.Fr. hautbois (itself borrowed in Eng. 16c. as hautboy), from haut "high" + bois "wood" (see bush). So called because it had the highest register among woodwind instruments.
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Cultural Dictionary
oboe definition
A woodwind instrument played with a double reed; similar to a bassoon, but pitched higher. Some describe its tone as nasal.
Note: The oboe appears frequently as a solo instrument in symphonies and other kinds of classical music.
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Example sentences
For many years he played the oboe, though never professionally.
He enjoyed playing the saxophone and oboe during high school and now during college.
Next to him is a figure playing a soprano or treble shawm, a distant forerunner of the oboe.
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