woodwind
[ woo d-wind ]
/ ˈwʊdˌwɪnd /
noun
a musical wind instrument of the group comprising the flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and occasionally, the saxophones.
woodwinds,
the section of an orchestra or band comprising the woodwind instruments.
adjective
of, relating to, or composed of woodwinds.
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Example sentences from the Web for woodwinds
The percussion rolls like thunder, the woodwinds climax, the camera swoops upward, and we see the brass plaque: The Olive Garden.
Frank Underwood Will Not Tolerate Insubordination in This Olive Garden |Kelly Williams Brown |February 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for woodwinds
woodwind
/ (ˈwʊdˌwɪnd) music /
adjective
of, relating to, or denoting a type of wind instrument, excluding the brass instruments, formerly made of wood but now often made of metal, such as the flute or clarinet
noun
(functioning as plural)
woodwind instruments collectively
Cultural definitions for woodwinds
woodwinds
A group of wind instruments with a softer tone than that of brass instruments. Woodwind players do not set the air in their instruments in motion by blowing through their closed lips against a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as players of brass instruments do. In woodwinds, the players insert the mouthpiece into their mouths and blow while pressing their lips against a single or double reed. Bassoons, clarinets, oboes, and saxophones are played in this way. In other woodwinds, the player blows across a hole (fifes, flutes, and piccolos) or into a whistlelike mouthpiece (recorders).