OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19175

trombone

/ˌtɹɒmˈbəʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
trombón
A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
Jim plays the trombone very well.
This trombone is very expensive.
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