flue pipe

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noun

an organ pipe having a flue.

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Origin of flue pipe

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby flue pipe

flue gas, fluellen, fluency, fluent, fluently, flue pipe, fluerics, flue stop, fluey, fluff, fluffer

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How to use flue pipe in a sentence

In the Pedal department no reed or flue pipe can begin to compare with a Diaphone, either in attack or in volume of tone.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
In all instances locate unit as near chimney flue as possible in order to avoid use of a long flue pipe.
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British Dictionary definitions for flue pipe

flue pipe

flue

noun

an organ pipe or tubular instrument of the flute family whose sound is produced by the passage of air across a sharp-edged fissure in the side. This sets in motion a vibrating air column within the pipe or instrument

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