panpipe
noun
pan·pipe
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Definition of panpipe
: a wind instrument consisting of a series of short vertical pipes of graduated length bound together with the mouthpieces in an even row
—often used in plural
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The owner of one musical piece featuring panpipes was listed as the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, so Pescovitz called. — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, "Forty Years Later, the Golden Record Goes Vinyl," 25 Aug. 2017 Carrots could be wind instruments — flutes, panpipes and clarinets, or, as Mr. Stuckenbruck called them, carronets. — Annie Correal, New York Times, "Cue the Carrots! Strike Up the Squash!," 15 Aug. 2017 Variously sporting an oversized Soprano’s-style leather jacket, a jaunty Hawaiian shirt and a small fedora hat, he has been filmed performing a rendition of A-Ha’s 80s classic, Take on Me, playing the maracas, drums and panpipes. — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Russia Is Trolling Boris Johnson for Canceling His Trip to Moscow," 10 Apr. 2017 Variously sporting an oversized Soprano’s-style leather jacket, a jaunty Hawaiian shirt and a small fedora hat, he has been filmed performing a rendition of A-Ha’s 80s classic, Take on Me, playing the maracas, drums and panpipes. — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, "Russia Is Trolling Boris Johnson for Canceling His Trip to Moscow," 10 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'panpipe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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panpipe
noun
English Language Learners Definition of panpipe
: a musical instrument that is made up of several short pipes of different lengths and that is played by blowing air across the top
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