bagpipes

Definition

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

Etymology

From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.

Example Sentences

• "Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire."
• "“Iʼll tell you something: there is nothing in the world like the sound of the bagpipes to raise a manʼs morale, to lift his spirits, and give him strength.”"