nounverbUpper-intermediate

bugle

US

/ˈbjuːɡəl/

UK

/ˈbjuːɡəl/

Meaning

A small brass instrument with no valves, used especially for military or ceremonial signals.

एक छोटा पीतल का वाद्य, जिसे खासकर सेना या समारोहों में संकेत देने के लिए बजाया जाता है।

Examples

“The bugle sounded at sunrise, waking the soldiers in the camp.”

military contextsound at a time

“A bugle call announced the start of the parade.”

bugle callannounce an event

“The bugler played a clear signal before the ceremony began.”

person who plays a bugleceremonial context

Useful patterns

play a buglesound a buglea bugle callbugle at dawn

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Word family

bugler(noun)
bugle(verb)

Common collocations

play a buglesound a buglebugle callbugle signalbugle at dawnmilitary bugle

Common mistakes

Not natural: The soldier played a bugler at the ceremony.

Better: The soldier played a bugle at the ceremony.

A bugler is the person; a bugle is the instrument being played.

Bugler बजाने वाला व्यक्ति होता है; बजाया जाने वाला वाद्य bugle कहलाता है।

Not natural: He sounded bugle at dawn.

Better: He sounded a bugle at dawn.

Use an article before the singular countable noun “bugle.”

Singular countable noun “bugle” से पहले a लगाना ज़रूरी है।

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Synonyms

Words with similar meaning

signal hornbrass hornmilitary horn

Learner tip

A bugle is the instrument; a bugler is the person who plays it. Bugle calls often signal a specific event or action.

Bugle वाद्य है और bugler उसे बजाने वाला व्यक्ति। Bugle की धुन अक्सर किसी खास घटना या काम का संकेत देती है।

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What is a bugle mainly used for?

Bugle का मुख्य इस्तेमाल किस काम के लिए होता है?