bugle
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈbjuːɡəl/
:
corneta
- The bugle was wrapped in a gray flannel bag that had a faded yellow drawstring.
- drum and bugle
- bugle corps
Examples
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I could hear the galloping of horses, the bugles, and the masses of yelling voices.
Fiction book (2001) -
The parachutist called Pete took out a bugle, raised it to his lips, and played "Taps."
Fiction book (2001) -
"After two or three beers, you listen real close and you can hear a bugle blow."
Academic text (2009) -
I kept the bugle close till I realized, as Aunt Rose said, the instrument was limited.
Fiction book (1993) -
The clarion notes of the bugle and the long roll of the drum sounded.
Fiction book (1990) -
High above the roar and thunder of the crowd, a bugle sounded.
Fiction book (1996) -
At the sound of a bugle, they dismount their horses and sprint towards a row of bayonets.
Fiction book (2002) -
There we were in our millions, drums beating, bugles blaring, rank on rank of us!
Fiction book (1992) -
Through the unending rattle of gunfire came a bugle's high, thin cry, urging them forward.
Fiction book (1992) -
The soldier sounded the bugle during the morning ceremony, signaling the start of the day.
Synonyms
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3.4
A musical instrument played by blowing and making your lips buzz on a metal mouthpiece, like a trumpet or trombone
Compounds
- Specialized
A low plant with spreading stems and spikes of blue flowers that covers bare ground
- UK
A low-growing plant with yellow flowers that have red dots and smell faintly of pine
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bugle began as the name for a simple 'horn' made from a cow or ox that people used to give signals in the field. That's why a bugle is now a small brass instrument used for military calls.