pipe organ

American  

noun

1. organ.

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pipe organ British  

noun

1. another name for organ Compare reed organ

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Etymology

Origin of pipe organ

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Bach’s music has a circular spell quality and the pipe organ, resounding with reverb in gargantuan cathedrals, was the original synthesizer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

The 100-year-old annual honors convocation at the University of Michigan is typically a decorous affair, with a pipe organ accompanying golf-clap applause.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Six RAF pallbearers carried Brown’s flag-draped coffin on their shoulders as Edward Elgar’s “Nimrod” was played on the pipe organ during the procession.

From Washington Times • May 25, 2023

Bach and played on what sounded like a pipe organ.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

We were willing, though going to the pictures for us was the Oriental Theater in Chicago, featuring a first-run movie, a pipe organ, and a stage show with a dog act.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck