pipe the side

verb

To salute a distinguished visitor arriving on a warship by playing the boatswain's pipe.

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Meanings

verbpipe the side (third-person singular simple present pipes the side, present participle piping the side, simple past and past participle piped the side)

present singular third person pipes the side · participle present piping the side · participle past piped the side · past piped the side

  1. UKnauticalTo salute a distinguished visitor arriving on a warship by playing the boatswain's pipe.
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APA

pipe the side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20the%20side

MLA

“pipe the side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20the%20side. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipe the side,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20the%20side.

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