n.
Pronunciation: träm- ' b ō n, ( ˌ )tr ə m- ' , ' träm- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, augmentative of tromba trumpet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet
Date: circa 1724
: a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet
– trom · bon · ist \ - ' b ō -nist, - ˌ b ō - \ noun
trombone