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| driven |
blown or swept along, as by wind or current. [1/3 definitions] |
| pipe1 |
(sometimes plural) a musical instrument made up of one or several tubes that make notes when air is blown through them. [1/6 definitions] |
| whistle |
a small instrument or pipe through which air or steam is blown to produce such a sound. [1/9 definitions] |
| windfall |
a tree or fruit from a tree, blown down by wind. [1/2 definitions] |
| wind instrument |
a musical instrument that is sounded by the force of air blown into it. Flutes, trumpets, and clarinets are some wind instruments. |
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