Definition of trombone - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
musicbrass musical instrument with a slide
- He played a solo on the trombone at the concert..
2.
film equipmentTECH. extendable support for lighting on a setTECH.
- The crew adjusted the trombone for better lighting.
Verb
1.
telecommunicationstr. TECH. send a signal back to a central pointtr. TECH.
- The data was tromboned to the main server.
2.
film slangtr./intr. TECH. US enthusiastically extend and retract a zoom lenstr./intr. TECH. US
- The cameraman tromboned the lens during the scene.
Images of trombone
brass musical instrument with a slide 
extendable support for lighting on a set
Expressions with trombone
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musician who plays the trombone
The trombone player performed a stunning solo.
trombone with a slide mechanism for changing pitch
He played a solo on his slide trombone.
low-pitched brass instrument with a wide bore and large bell
He played the bass trombone in the orchestra.
Origin of trombone
Italian, tromba (trumpet) + -one (augmentative)
Terms with trombone included in their meaning
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music
musician who plays the trombone
instrument
old brass instrument like a trombone with a slide
abr: trombone
large brass musical instrument with a slide
abr: trombone
brass instrument with a slide for changing notes
abr: trombone
brass musical instrument with a slide for changing notes
music
musician who plays the trombone
music
trombone with a slide mechanism for changing pitch
Examples of trombone in a sentence
She decided to learn the trombone for the school band. They used a trombone to position the spotlight. A trombone was essential for the scene's lighting setup. The signal was tromboned to the backup system. They tromboned the call to the central office. He expertly tromboned to capture the action shot.
The director asked to trombone for dramatic effect.
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- French:trombone, renvoyer, ...
- German:Posaune, zurückgesenden, ...
- Italian:trombone, ritrasmettere, ...
- Spanish:trombón, retransmitir, ...
- Portuguese:trombone, reencaminhar, ...
- Chinese:长号, 回传, ...
- Japanese:トロンボーン, 送り返す, ...
- Arabic:تْرومْبون, أَعادَ إِرْسال الإِشارة إلى النُّقْطة المَرْكَزِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:טְרוֹמְבּוֹן, לְהַחְזִיר אוֹת לַמּוֹקֵד הַמֶּרְכָּזִי, ...
- Russian:тромбон, отправить, ...
- Ukrainian:тромбон, відсилати, ...
- Hindi:ट्रॉम्बोन, वापस भेजना, ...
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