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flügelhorn

flü·gel·horn [ flg'l hàwrn ] (plural flü·gel·horn) or flu·gel·horn [ flg'l hàwrn ] (plural flu·gel·horns)


noun 
Definition:
 
brass instrument with valves: a brass instrument with valves, similar to a cornet but with a larger bell

[Mid-19th century. < German Flügelhorn "wing horn"; from its use to signal to beaters on the flanks in a shoot]

flü·gel·horn·ist noun
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