Definition of "woodwind" []

• A wind instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of reeds in the mouthpiece, as a bassoon, clarinet, oboe, or saxophone, or by the passing of air across the mouthpiece, as a flute. (noun)
• The section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwind instruments. (noun)
• Woodwind instruments or their players considered as a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A wind instrument classified as a woodwind because it is played with a reed, although it is usually made of metal."
• "On others, as in the case of "I'll Never Leave You," we took the separate harp and woodwind tracks and created a new version of the song that was quite moody and emotional and perfect for where I wanted to use it in the film."
• "They range from the chamber music of the Clarinets, a woodwind trio with Mr. Noriega and Anthony Burr, to the instrumental rock of My Ears Are Bent, an ensemble project led by keyboardist Ted Reichman that features guitarist Mary Halvorson."