a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
"The fife's piercing whistle cut through the air as the drummer kept the steady beat during the parade."
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
"The old fife player blew a piercing note that perfectly matched the rhythm of the marching drums."
To play this instrument.
"The marching band sounded a crisp, high-pitched note as the drummer signaled for someone to pick up and fife during the parade."
Used instead of five in radio communications to avoid confusion with fire.
"The controller repeated his instructions three times, carefully substituting 'fife' for 'five' over the noisy radio frequency to ensure they didn't mistake it for a call about an actual fire."
A traditional county of Scotland succeeded by Fife Region in 1975, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire.
"After visiting the historic castles along the coast, we drove north through Fife before heading back south toward Edinburgh."