wood ‧ wind /ˈwʊdˌwɪnd/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Because originally the instruments were all made of wood ]
1 . [uncountable] musical instruments made of wood or metal that you play by blowing and that usually have finger holes or ↑ key s ⇨ brass , percussion , stringed instrument , wind instrument :
woodwind instruments such as the flute or saxophone
2 . woodwinds [plural] ( also the woodwind (section) ) the people in an ↑ orchestra or band who play woodwind instruments