🇬🇧 Bagpipes meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Bagpipes are a traditional musical instrument consisting of a bag that holds air and several pipes. The player blows air into the bag and squeezes it to produce a continuous, droning sound while playing melodies on the pipes. Bagpipes are often associated with Scottish and Irish music.

I played the bagpipes in the house, and now I have to sleep in the backyard.

Mom said I could get bagpipes or a pet… so I got bagpipes. Now I have no friends.

If aliens ever invade, I’ll just play the bagpipes—either they’ll love it or they’ll leave.

The school banned bagpipes after I played them in the cafeteria.

I tried to play “Happy Birthday” on the bagpipes, but it sounded more like “RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!”

A man sat by the river with worn bagpipes. He lifted the bagpipes, put the pipes to his mouth, and squeezed the bag. The bagpipes sang a rough, warm tune; a child stopped and smiled. The man let the child press the bag, and the child blew the bagpipes once. They both laughed at the brave, strange bagpipes.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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