noun
- a large brass wind instrument similar to a tuba, designed to wrap around the player’s body with the bell facing forward
Usage: musical instrument
Examples
- The marching band’s sousaphone player stood in the back row.
- She carried the heavy sousaphone during the entire parade.
- The sousaphone’s deep bass notes anchored the band’s sound.
- Learning to play the sousaphone requires strong lung capacity.
- The sousaphone was invented specifically for marching bands.
- His sousaphone gleamed in the stadium lights during halftime.