"boatswain's pipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boatswain's pipes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boatswain's pipe (plural boatswain's pipes)
  1. (nautical) A whistle, previously used by boatswain's mates to pipe orders throughout a ship; now used for the ceremonial piping onboard of visiting dignitaries. Wikipedia link: boatswain's call Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: boatswain's call Translations (a whistle, previously used by boatswain's mates to pipe orders throughout a ship): Bootsmannpfeife [feminine] (German), מַשְׁרוֹקִית רַב מַלָּחִים (mashrokit rav malakhim) [feminine] (Hebrew), feadóg bósain [feminine] (Irish), فسكت (fisket) (Ottoman Turkish), fisket (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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