panpipe

or Pan's pipes, pan·pipes

[ pan-pahyp ]
/ ˈpænˌpaɪp /

noun

a primitive wind instrument consisting of a series of hollow pipes of graduated length, the tones being produced by blowing across the upper ends.

Origin of panpipe

First recorded in 1810–20; Pan + pipe1

Words nearby panpipe

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Words related to panpipes

harmonica, harp, harmonicon, kazoo

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British Dictionary definitions for panpipes

panpipes
/ (ˈpænˌpaɪps) /

pl n

(often singular; often capital) a number of reeds or whistles of graduated lengths bound together to form a musical wind instrument Also called: pipes of Pan, syrinx