flugelhorn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from German Flügelhorn, from Flügel (“wing, flank”) + horn.
Meanings
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A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
A flugelhorn may be furnished in lieu of the Eb trumpet, a euphonium in lieu of one alto, one Eb alto saxophone, and one Eb baritone saxophone in lieu of two coronets...
1900, Daniel E. McCarthy, Manual of Instructions for Quartermasters Serving in the Field:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluegelhorn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| flügelhorn | alternative | lexicographic | |
| flugelhorns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
bugle · horn · cornet · saxhorn
Translations (19)
nb flygelhorn (brass instrument) · de Flügelhorn (brass instrument) · ja フリューゲルホルン (brass instrument) · it bombardino (brass instrument) · fi flygari (brass instrument) · pt flugelhorn (brass instrument) · is flygilhorn (brass instrument) · hu szárnykürt (brass instrument) · pt fliscorne (brass instrument) · nl bugel (brass instrument) · es fiscorno (brass instrument) · ca fiscorn (brass instrument) · it flicorno (brass instrument) · cs křídlovka (brass instrument) · ru флюгельго́рн (brass instrument) · fr bugle (brass instrument) · fi flyygelitorvi (brass instrument) · gl fliscorno (brass instrument) · cmn 富魯格號 /富鲁格号 (brass instrument)