wind instrument

[ wind ]

noun
  1. a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute.

Origin of wind instrument

1
First recorded in 1575–85

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British Dictionary definitions for wind instrument

wind instrument

/ (wɪnd) /


noun
  1. any musical instrument sounded by the breath, such as the woodwinds and brass instruments of an orchestra

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