Bagpipes - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbæɡˌpɑɪps|  American pronunciation of the word bagpipes
Brit.  |ˈbæɡpæɪps|  British pronunciation of the word bagpipes

noun

- A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics.
Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire

Extra examples

I hear the skirl of the bagpipes.

...bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader...

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