pipe organ
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pipe organ
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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On “Age of Capricorn” a buzzing voice seems to be reciting some kind of code, with strings of letters ringing out over pulsing synths and a blooming bassline redolent of a pipe organ.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Once a music hall and auditorium, this towering edifice of brick and stained glass with a monstrous pipe organ and nearly 1,700 seats was red-tagged and razed after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
The 36,904-square foot, three-story theater, designed by Seattle architect B. Marcus Priteca, opened in 1916 as a state-of-the-art cinema, with a pipe organ and in-house orchestra that accompanied silent movies.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
The voice of his saxophone, the voice of the pipe organ, the human voice, the collective voice of an eight-piece band.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
As a small boy in Tilsit, I once found my way inside the pipe organ of a local church.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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