noun A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
Jim plays the trombone very well.
noun The common European bittern.
noun A kind of extendable support for attaching lighting elements to a set.
verb To transmit a signal or data back to a central switching point before sending it out to its destination.
verb To extend and retract (the zoom lens); to use it too enthusiastically.