1. fanfares or flourishes played on trumpets
Usage: archaic; musical

Examples

• The royal procession was announced with ceremonial tuckets.
• Shakespeare’s stage directions often called for tuckets to signal important entrances.
• The brass section practiced their tuckets for the medieval pageant.
• Tuckets echoed through the castle courtyard during the coronation.
• The theater company used recorded tuckets instead of live trumpeters.