organ pipe

noun

1. one of the pipes of a pipe organ.

2. something resembling such a pipe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of organ pipe¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

As a result, many sounds such as voices, flutes and organ pipes would play at a lower pitch, Leighton said.

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The gods had no rainbow bridge to parade across as they entered Valhalla at the end, just the organ pipes magisterially seen through the hangings.

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The organ pipes will be sent for restoration, Calvary Episcopal Church Rector Scott Walters said.

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Calvary Episcopal Church in downtown Memphis had loaded a Penske truck with nearly 2,000 organ pipes for transport to Spencer Organ Company in Boston, where they were to undergo restoration, news outlets reported.

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To amplify the faint signal, physicists place in the field an ultracold cylindrical metal cavity designed to resonate with radio waves just as an organ pipe rings with sound.

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