bugle

Everyday

1. A bugle is a brass instrument like a small, simple trumpet with no valves, used to play short tunes and signals. tree →
2. In the past, armies used bugles to give signals such as wake up, march or attack. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons bugles were used by soldiers and on remembrance days (the «Last Post» is played on a bugle). In music lessons the bugle is a brass instrument that plays only a few notes, made by changing your lips. Scouts and marching bands may play bugles.

Examples

• The bugle woke the soldiers in the morning. tree →
• A lone bugle played at the war memorial. tree →
• He blew a loud note on the bugle. tree →
• A bugle has no valves, unlike a trumpet. tree →
• The bugler marched at the front of the band. tree →
• At camp, a bugle call told us it was time for breakfast. tree →
• The Childe of Lambton swam ashore, and raising his bugle to his lips, sounded its note thrice. tree →

Note

Countable. The player is a bugler. Pronounced «BYOO-gul». A bugle has no valves, so it plays fewer notes than a trumpet.