drone pipe
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drone-pipe — droneˈ pipe noun A pipe producing a droning sound • • • Main Entry: ↑drone … Useful english dictionary
drone pipe — /ˈdroʊn paɪp/ (say drohn puyp) noun → didjeridu …
drone — I. n. 1. Male honey bee. 2. Idler, sluggard, lounger, idle fellow, lazy fellow, do nothing, good for nothing. 3. Humming, humming noise. 4. Droning pipe (in bagpipe), drone pipe. II. v. n. 1. Lounge, dawdle, idle, waste time in trifles, live in… … New dictionary of synonyms
drone — ► VERB 1) make a continuous low humming sound. 2) speak tediously and at length. ► NOUN 1) a low continuous humming sound. 2) a pipe (especially in a set of bagpipes) or string used to sound a continuous note of low pitch. 3) a male bee which… … English terms dictionary
drone — drone1 dronish, adj. /drohn/, n. 1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. See illus. under bee. 2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio controlled airplane or boat. 3. a person who lives on the labor of others; … Universalium
Pipe (instrument) — Infobox Instrument name=Pipe names= classification= *Wind *Woodwind range=1 2 octaves related= *Tinwhistle *Recorder *Galoubet musicians= articles=Pipe describes a number of musical instruments, historically referring to perforated wind… … Wikipedia
Pipe banner — A pipe banner is a decorative flag for the Scottish Highland bagpipes. It is used when a piper performs at high profile or State occasions where the pipe banner will be tied to the bass drone of her or his bagpipes. It is a rather expensive hand… … Wikipedia
drone — verb make a continuous low humming sound. ↘speak tediously and at length: Jim droned on for an hour. noun 1》 a low continuous humming sound. ↘a pipe (especially in a set of bagpipes) or string used to sound a continuous note of low pitch. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
drone — n. & v. n. 1 a non working male of the honey bee, whose sole function is to mate with fertile females. 2 an idler. 3 a deep humming sound. 4 a monotonous speech or speaker. 5 a a pipe, esp. of a bagpipe, sounding a continuous note of fixed low… … Useful english dictionary
Bladder pipe — The Bladder pipe ( German : Platerspiel or Blaterpfeife) is a medieval simplified bagpipe, consisting of an insufflation tube (blow pipe), a bladder and a chanter; sounded by a double reed, which is fitted into a reed seat at the top of the… … Wikipedia
