variants or fluegelhorn
: a valved brass instrument resembling a cornet but having a larger bore

Examples of flügelhorn in a Sentence

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In the Eighties, when DeStefano was a musician in the band, the trumpet section briefly included…flugelhorns? David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024 Pacho Flores was the agile trumpeter, solid in tone throughout his range, brilliant on the cornet and mellow on the flugelhorn. Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

German, from Flügel wing, flank + Horn horn; from its use to signal the flanking drivers in a battue

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flügelhorn was in 1854

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“Flügelhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fl%C3%BCgelhorn. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.

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