ALPENHORN


Meaning of ALPENHORN in English

/ ˈælpənhɔːn; NAmE -hɔːrn/ (also alp·horn ) noun

a very long wooden musical instrument that you blow into, used for signalling in the Alps

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from German , literally Alp horn .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.