Saxhorn

[sækshɒ:n]

Definition

(noun.) any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves.

Editor: Rosalie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.

Edited by Leah

Definition

n. a brass wind-instrument having a long winding tube with bell opening invented by Antoine or Adolphe Sax of Paris about 1840.

Editor: William