pan pipes

A form of panpipes — An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

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nounpan pipes pl (normally plural, singular pan pipe)

singular pan pipe

  1. alternativepluralplural normallyAlternative form of panpipes.

    Synonyms: panpipes

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