Woodwind
/ˈwʊdwɪnd/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.
"The seven-member Bell Orchestre was indeed a miniorchestra, with strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion along with occasional guitar and analog electronic noise."
- 2 any wind instrument other than the brass instruments wordnet
Example
More examples"The oboe is the most beautiful of all woodwind instruments."
Etymology
From wood + wind.