flute
A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger
Other meanings
A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
Synonyms
- transverse flute
A kind of
- woodwind
Kinds of flute
- nose flute
- transverse flute
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "flaute".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “flute” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.