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sousaphones

sousaphones is the plural of sousaphone.

Meaning of sousaphone

Noun

sousaphone (plural sousaphones)

  1. A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
    • One version of the large tuba, popular in marching bands, is called a sousaphone in honor of bandsman John Philip Sousa.1990, Thomas D. Rossing, The Science of Sound, page 230

Questions about sousaphones

What is sousaphones the plural of?
Sousaphones is the plural of sousaphone.

Words near sousaphones in the dictionary

  1. sous-vided
  2. sous-vides
  3. sous-viding
  4. sousa
  5. sousaphone
  6. sousaphones
  7. sousaphonist
  8. sousaphonists
  9. sousas
  10. souse
  11. soused

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