noun
- plural of alpenhorn: long wooden horns traditionally used by Alpine herders, typically played to communicate across mountain valleys
Usage: musical instrument; traditional
Examples
- The Swiss musicians played their alpenhorns at the mountain festival.
- Tourists gathered to hear the haunting sound of alpenhorns echoing through the valley.
- Traditional alpenhorns can be over ten feet long and are carved from spruce wood.
- The herders used alpenhorns to call their cattle home from distant pastures.
- During the ceremony, three alpenhorns were played simultaneously from different peaks.
- The museum displayed several antique alpenhorns from the 18th century.