As a flue stop it first appeared around 1820 in Germany, and soon became popular in Germany, Switzerland and America in both large and small instruments.
The pipes of a flue stop are actuated by a whistle or fipple.
Definition of flue stop in US English:
flue stop
noun
An organ stop for a set of flue pipes.
Example sentencesExamples
As a flue stop it first appeared around 1820 in Germany, and soon became popular in Germany, Switzerland and America in both large and small instruments.
The pipes of a flue stop are actuated by a whistle or fipple.