woodwind

Universal Words noun [C+sing./pl.v.] (also woodwinds [pl.] especially in AmE) the group of musical instruments in an orchestra that are mostly made of wood or metal and are played by blowing. FLUTES, CLARINETS and BASSOONS are all woodwind instruments: the woodwind section of the orchestra compareBRASS, PERCUSSION, STRINGS, WINDn.(4), WINDINSTRUMENT