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# trombone

noun (a trombone, trombones)

«trombone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A trombone is a large brass musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and moving a long sliding tube in and out to change the notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#m1)

### In the lessons

In music lessons it belongs to the brass family with the trumpet, horn and tuba; it plays low notes. In bands and orchestras the trombone player is a trombonist. The «sad trombone» sound (wah-wah-wah-waaah) is used in cartoons for a failure.

### Examples

- Leo plays the trombone in the school band. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x1)
- The trombone's slide moves in and out to change the note. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x2)
- Trombones belong to the brass family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x3)
- The jazz band had two trumpets and a trombone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x4)
- A sad trombone sound played when the cartoon cat fell over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x5)
- Ella practises the trombone every evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x6)
- The trombone is longer than the trumpet and plays lower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x7)
- At the noise, a large Crab crawled slowly out of the water and, with a voice that sounded like a trombone suffering from a cold, he cried out: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a trombone». Player: «trombonist». It uses a slide, not valves like a trumpet. Comes from Italian «tromba» (trumpet) + «-one» (big), so it means «big trumpet».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trombone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trombone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trombone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trombone.html) on Mova free.