flu·gel·horn or flue·gel·horn (fl  g l-hôrn ) or flü·gel·horn (flü-)n. A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore. [German Flügelhorn : Flügel, flank (from its use to summon flanks during a battle) (from Middle High German vlügel, wing, flank; see pleu- in Indo-European roots) + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots).] flü gel·hornist n. |
flugelhorn [ˈfluːgəlˌhɔːn]
n
(Music / Instruments) a type of valved brass instrument consisting of a tube of conical bore with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, used esp in brass bands. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or C, and has the same range as the cornet in B flat
[German Flügelhorn, from Flügel wing + Horn horn]
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| Noun | 1. |  flugelhorn - a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider borebrass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
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