pipe organ

noun

: organ sense 2a(1)

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The balcony was closed, and the Wurlitzer pipe organ was sold off in the 1960s to cover insurance costs, the Chicago Architecture Center noted. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Of the 2,100 or so Wurlitzer pipe organs produced by the Wurlitzer Company up until 1943, fewer than 15 remain in the building where they were originally installed, let alone restored and played regularly! — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 The pipe organ moment in ‘Skeletons’ was no less than immaculate vibrations. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 The church, called the Great Auditorium, is an architectural gem and home to one of the largest working pipe organs in the US. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pipe organ

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pipe organ was in 1862

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pipe organ

noun
: organ sense 1a

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