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steel drum

NOUN
percussion instrument
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The main parade started later in the morning and featured steel drum players, stilt walkers and dancers wearing flamboyant costumes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

It’s an upbeat march, with steel drum and carnival horns in the mix.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Identifying her work as “arquitectura povera” in homage to the radical art movement Arte Povera, she reconstructed the industrial shell of a former steel drum factory into a cultural arts and sports center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2019

A key part of the conversation had been drowned out by a steel drum.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2017

It came just before lunch, as he was standing at his locker, and flew in with such force it knocked him back, making the row of lockers resound like a steel drum.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman