any of a group of orchestral wind instruments, including the clarinet, flute, oboe, and bassoon, that has a cylindrical or conical tube of wood or metal, usu with finger holes or keys, producing notes by the passing of air over a mouth hole or through a reed
(used before a noun) of or denoting or relating to such an instrument or instruments
(used as sing. or pl) the woodwind section of an orchestra
(treated as sing. or pl) the woodwind section of an orchestra
(usu in pl) a member of the woodwind section