Trombone Definition

trŏm-bōn, trəm-, trŏmbōn
trombones
noun
A large brass instrument consisting of a long tube bent parallel to itself twice and ending in a bell mouth: it is of two types, the slide trombone, in which different tones are produced by moving the slide, or movable section of the tube, in or out, and the valve trombone, played, like the trumpet, with valves.
Webster's New World

The common European bittern.

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Other Word Forms of Trombone

Noun

Singular:
trombone
Plural:
trombones

Origin of Trombone

  • French from Italian augmentative of tromba trumpet of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian trombone, from tromba + augmentative suffix -one.

    From Wiktionary

Trombone Sentence Examples

  • Soon after, the band added a trombone player.

  • Misheard as - I wish I was a new trombone.

  • The effect is magnificent, and admirably suited to the dignity of the trombone.

  • Euphonium orchestral parts are played by the 2nd trombone or worse, the tuba player!

  • Andrew Taylor, Bass trombone Born in 1988 he joined the band in 1999 on second trombone, taught by Gareth Churcher.

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