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trombones

trombones is the plural of trombone.

Meaning of trombone

Noun

trombone (plural trombones or tromboni)

  1. A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
    • Jim plays the trombone very well.
  2. The common European bittern.
  3. A kind of extendable support for attaching lighting elements to a set.
    • The trombone […] permits an instrument to be positioned over a studio set wall, enabling the set wall to support the weight of the instrument.1983, Alan Wurtzel, Television Production, page 131

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Questions about trombones

What is trombones the plural of?
Trombones is the plural of trombone.

Words near trombones in the dictionary

  1. trombone-player
  2. trombone-players
  3. tromboned
  4. tromboner
  5. tromboners
  6. trombones
  7. tromboney
  8. tromboni
  9. tromboning
  10. trombonist
  11. trombonists

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