trumpet
1. trum.pet \'tr*m-p*t\ n [ME trompette, fr. MF, fr. OF trompe trump] 1a: a
wind instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube commonly once
or twice curved and ending in a bell 1b: a metal wind instrument (as the
cornet) similar in shape and method of tone production to the trumpet 2: a
trumpet player 3: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality
: as 3a: an 8-foot pipe-organ reed stop with a penetrating tone 3b: a
funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone or a diaphragm horn) for col
lecting, directing, or intensifying sound 3c1: a stentorian voice 3c2: a
penetrating cry (as of an elephant)
2. trumpet vi 1: to blow a trumpet 2: to make a sound suggestive of that
of a trumpet : to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet