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A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
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The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
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Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.
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The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
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The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.
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The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.
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One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
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A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.
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A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
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A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.