wind instrument win·dinst·ru·ment uncommon noun 1. a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath Synonymswind instrumentwind Related words Broader terms musical instrument Narrower terms bagpipebrassfree-reed instrumentkazooocarinaorganorgan pipepanpipe Part of bellmouthpiece WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.