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slide whistle

slide whistle noun: a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it, the pitch being varied with a slide, commonly used as a sound effect to accompany pratfalls in slapstick.

Noun

slide whistle (plural slide whistles)

  1. A wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it, the pitch being varied with a slide, commonly used as a sound effect to accompany pratfalls in slapstick.
    Synonyms:
    jazz flute, piston flute, swanee whistle

Synonyms of slide whistle

Forms of slide whistle

pluralslide whistles

Questions about slide whistle

What does slide whistle mean?
Slide whistle means a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it, the pitch being varied with a slide, commonly used as a sound effect to accompany pratfalls in slapstick.
What part of speech is slide whistle?
Slide whistle is a noun.
What is the plural of slide whistle?
The plural of slide whistle is slide whistles.

Words near slide whistle in the dictionary

  1. slide trucks
  2. slide trumpet
  3. slide trumpets
  4. slide valve
  5. slide valves
  6. slide whistle
  7. slide whistles
  8. slide-butt
  9. slide-butts
  10. slide-show
  11. slide-shows

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