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bagpipes in Dutch

bagpipes in Dutch is doedelzak — bagpipes means a wind instrument with an inflatable bag, a melody pipe, and one or more drone pipes that sound continuously as the bag is squeezed.

bagpipes in Dutch

doedelzak
noun
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.

What does "bagpipes" mean?

  1. noun A wind instrument with an inflatable bag, a melody pipe, and one or more drone pipes that sound continuously as the bag is squeezed.
    "“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.”"
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bagpipes in a sentence

  • “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.”
  • A lone piper played the bagpipes as the procession entered the hall.

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What is "bagpipes" in Dutch?
"bagpipes" in Dutch is doedelzak. bagpipes means: A wind instrument with an inflatable bag, a melody pipe, and one or more drone pipes that sound continuously as the bag is squeezed.
How do you use "bagpipes" in a sentence?
Example: "A lone piper played the bagpipes as the procession entered the hall." In Dutch, "bagpipes" is doedelzak.
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