FLÜGELHORN


Meaning of FLÜGELHORN in English

noun

or flue·gel·horn also flu·gel·horn -ˌhȯrn

( -s )

Etymology: German flügelhorn, from flügel wing, flank + horn, from Old High German; from its use to signal the flanking drivers in a battue — more at horn

1. : a bugle with valves that differs from the cornet only in having a larger bore

2. : one of the bugle family of brass instruments similar to the saxhorn

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