marching band en · NOUN
Meanings
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A group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who often incorporate movement, usually some type of marching, with their musical performance.
No, republicans did not celebrate; they took their placards and their yellow T-shirts to Trafalgar Square, where their voices could (almost) be heard against a backdrop of marching bands and pealing bells.
2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marching bands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
cmn 遊行樂隊 /游行乐队 (group of instrumental musicians) · fi soittokunta (group of instrumental musicians) · ms pancaragam (group of instrumental musicians) · fr fanfare (group of instrumental musicians) · tr mızıka (group of instrumental musicians) · nl blaaskapel (group of instrumental musicians) · cmn 軍樂隊 /军乐队 (group of instrumental musicians) · nl dweilorkest (group of instrumental musicians) · tr bando (group of instrumental musicians) · nl muziekkorps (group of instrumental musicians)