panpipes

noun

panpipes

noun

Etymology From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) + pipes.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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.

Synonyms
Pandean pipes, pan flute, pan pipe, pipes of Pan, shepherd's pipe, syrinx
Derived terms
panpiper, panpiping

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