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Meanings of pan flute in English

Russian
многоствольная флейта
Portuguese
flauta de pã
Catalan
flabiol de canons
Spanish
antara
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Musical instrument, typically made from bamboo.

        Related terms
        многоствольная флейта

        A musical instrument, played by mouth, comprising tubes arranged in order of length.

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              Examples for "pan-pipe"
              Examples for "pan-pipe"
              1
              The early morning breeze rustled the reeds round the island and sang in the strange ribbed house as in a giant pan-pipe.
              The Innocence of Father Brown
              2
              After that he flew and arrived in the ninth room and sailed back and forth near Aponībolinayen who was playing a pan-pipe.
              Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore
              3
              At other times it was his pan's-pipe that brought ease.
              Roads from Rome
              4
              We stared at each other, while he blew a blast on his pan-pipes, at which everybody laughed.
              Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
              5
              I saw that when I emerged from my terror, and I went very humbly back to where I had heard the Pan-pipes.
              The Best Ghost Stories
              1
              There is Pan's pipe, there are the songs of Apollo.
              Dreamthorp / A Book of Essays Written in the Country
              Usage of pan flute in English
              1
              If you should ever ponder the purchase of a Pan flute, perhaps this flowchart for prospective pipers will be enough to purge that Zamfir-propagated urge.
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