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upright piano

American  

noun

  1. a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically.

upright piano British  

noun

  1. a piano which has a rectangular vertical case Compare grand piano

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A soft-faced teenage boy with flaxen hair playing the upright piano while a small orbit of youth-group girls gathered nearby.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

When he was 8, his parents mortgaged their small house and bought Lewis a used upright piano.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

He even saw to it that an upright piano was waiting in the living room.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022

The stage was nearly bare, save the upright piano facing the audience and two bright lamps.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

There was an upright piano in the far corner of the room beyond the wooden tables and Bill went over and started to play.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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