transverse flute

Noun
  1. A high-pitched woodwind instrument;
    A slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown (synset 103376875)
    is a type of: wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
    subtypes:
    • fife - a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
    • nose flute - a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)
    • piccolo - a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
    same as: flute

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