flue pipe

n. Music

An organ pipe with a lipped opening; a flue.

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flue pipe

flue

(Instruments) an organ pipe or tubular instrument of the flute family whose sound is produced by the passage of air across a sharp-edged fissure in the side. This sets in motion a vibrating air column within the pipe or instrument

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flue′ pipe`

an organ pipe having a flue.

[1850–55]

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Noun

flue pipe - organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

labial pipe, flue

organ pipe, pipework, pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organ

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