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bugle

[byoo-guhl] / ˈbyu gəl /
NOUN
musical horn
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City Hall, which dates to the 16th century, toots out a cheerful jazz bugle call several times a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Morris held the microphone with both hands like he was blowing on a bugle and urging the crowd to charge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

According to the legend, several people went to the mouth of this tunnel and one went down with a bugle and his dog.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

This is the position soldiers assume every day on an army post as the flag is lowered and the bugle call “Retreat” is played.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2024

“Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-, ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-,” he played on an imaginary bugle.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy