flügelhorn

noun

flü·​gel·​horn ˈflü-gəl-ˌhȯrn  ˈflᵫ- 

variants or fluegelhorn

: a valved brass instrument resembling a cornet but having a larger bore

flügelhornist

ˈflü-gəl-ˌhȯr-nist 

ˈflᵫ-

noun

Word History

Etymology

German, from Flügel wing, flank + Horn horn; from its use to signal the flanking drivers in a battue

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above