Definitions
a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian trombone, from tromba (“trumpet”) + -one (augmentative), literally “large trumpet”.
Used in a sentence
“Jim plays the trombone very well.”
“This trombone is very expensive.”
“Horns, trumpets, and trombones, both soloistically and sectionally, became central to the orchestral concept... His highly subtle orchestration elevates woodwinds, more often scored soloistically than sectionally.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Jazz brass horn”8 letters
02“Slide brass”8 letters
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