PANPIPES


Meaning of PANPIPES in English

pan ‧ pipes /ˈpænpaɪps/ BrE AmE noun [plural]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Pan ( ⇨ ↑ panic 1 ), who is said to have invented it + pipes ]

a simple musical instrument made of short wooden pipes of different lengths, that you play by blowing across their open ends

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.