Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

steel drum

NOUN
percussion instrument
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

Four-note and eight-note motifs appear, repeat and fall away; low chords and high countermelodies start to well up about halfway through, enfolded in turn by minimalistic, staccato, tuneful steel drum patterns.

From New York Times May 5, 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 reminded Jason of a steel drum he’d once seen a street performer play at the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training