Orgelpfeife

organ pipe

noun OR-gel-pfye-fe Rare

Usage Note

Orgelpfeife is a single pipe of a church organ. The phrase stehen wie die Orgelpfeifen (to stand like organ pipes) is a common German idiom meaning to stand in a neat row by height.

Examples

"Die restaurierten Orgelpfeifen erzeugten wieder ihren ursprünglichen Klang."

Natural Translation

The restored organ pipes produced their original sound again.

Literal Translation

The restored organ-pipes produced again their original sound.

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