boatswain's pipe

English

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.

   Synonym: boatswain's call

Translations

a whistle, previously used by boatswain's mates to pipe orders throughout a ship

• German: Bootsmannpfeife (de) f
• Hebrew: מַשְׁרוֹקִית רַב מַלָּחִים (he) f (mashrokit rav malakhim)
• Irish: feadóg bósain f
• Ottoman Turkish: فسكت (fisket)
• Turkish: fisket (tr)