pipe organ

/ˌpaɪp ˈɔrgən/
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Other forms: pipe organs

Definitions of pipe organ
  1. noun
    wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
    synonyms: organ
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    type of:
    keyboard instrument
    a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
    wind, wind instrument
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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