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contrabass bugle

contrabass bugle noun: a type of tuba designed for marching. It is preferred by drum corps with large tuba sections because it offers a more rich sound than a sousaphone at the expense of volume.

contrabass bugle: a type of tuba designed for marching. It is preferred by drum corps with large tuba sections...
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Noun

contrabass bugle (plural contrabass bugles)

  1. A type of tuba designed for marching. It is preferred by drum corps with large tuba sections because it offers a more rich sound than a sousaphone at the expense of volume.

Forms of contrabass bugle

pluralcontrabass bugles

Questions about contrabass bugle

What does contrabass bugle mean?
Contrabass bugle means a type of tuba designed for marching. It is preferred by drum corps with large tuba sections because it offers a more rich sound than a sousaphone at the expense of volume.
What part of speech is contrabass bugle?
Contrabass bugle is a noun.
What is the plural of contrabass bugle?
The plural of contrabass bugle is contrabass bugles.

Words near contrabass bugle in the dictionary

  1. contrabandista
  2. contrabandistas
  3. contrabandists
  4. contrabands
  5. contrabass
  6. contrabass bugle
  7. contrabass bugles
  8. contrabass clarinet
  9. contrabass clarinets
  10. contrabass recorder
  11. contrabass recorders

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