aerophone

American  

[air-uh-fohn] / ˈɛər əˌfoʊn /

noun

1. any musical wind instrument.

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Etymology

Origin of aerophone

First recorded in 1875–80; aero- + -phone

Example Sentences

Afterwards came the natural results; the great aerophone company was floated, in which Morris as vendor received half the shares—he would take no cash—which shares, by the way, soon stood at five and a quarter.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

The sound of her last sentences also, as the blind, senseless aerophone had rendered them just before the end, one by one they were repeated in his brain.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

This foolish "blague" was accompanied by a description of Edison's new "aerophone," a steam machine which carried the voice a distance of one and a half miles.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis

That same afternoon, by Mary's direction, the aerophone was brought back to him in a dog-cart, and three days later he heard that her mother, Mrs. Porson, was dead.

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider

"I think, I really think I have nearly perfected my aerophone."

From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider