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pipe the side

pipe the side verb: to salute a distinguished visitor arriving on a warship by playing the boatswain's pipe.

Verb

pipe the side (third-person singular simple present pipes the side, present participle piping the side, simple past and past participle piped the side)

  1. (UK) To salute a distinguished visitor arriving on a warship by playing the boatswain's pipe.

Forms of pipe the side

third-person singular presentpipes the side
present participlepiping the side
past participlepiped the side
pastpiped the side

Questions about pipe the side

What does pipe the side mean?
Pipe the side means to salute a distinguished visitor arriving on a warship by playing the boatswain's pipe.
What part of speech is pipe the side?
Pipe the side is a verb.
What is the past tense of pipe the side?
The past tense of pipe the side is piped the side.

Words near pipe the side in the dictionary

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  2. pipe snakes
  3. pipe spool
  4. pipe spools
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  6. pipe the side
  7. pipe tomahawk
  8. pipe tomahawks
  9. pipe tong
  10. pipe tongs
  11. pipe union

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