fife

• Petite flûte traversière à son aigu, souvent utilisée dans la musique militaire et folklorique, désormais considérée comme un instrument archaïque ou historique dans l'usage courant.

A small, high-pitched, side-blown flute, often used in military and folk music, now considered an archaic or historical instrument in common usage.

1. Musical instrumentC1formal

   A small, high-pitched flute, often used in military bands.

   Petite flûte militaire

   • The soldier played a tune on his fife.
   • The fife and drum corps marched in the parade.
   • He learned to play the fife in the school band.