/ ˈwʊdwɪnd; NAmE / noun
[ U+sing./pl. v . ] (also wood·winds [ pl. ] especially in NAmE ) the group of musical instruments in an orchestra that are mostly made of wood or metal and are played by blowing. Flutes , clarinets and bassoons are all woodwind instruments :
the woodwind section of the orchestra
—compare brass , percussion , strings , wind noun (4), wind instrument