band shell

American  

noun

1. a concave, acoustically resonant structure at the back of an outdoor bandstand.

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Etymology

Origin of band shell

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

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band shell

After nearly an hour in the car, he made it through the hills and to the iconic band shell that serves as the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Known in the neighborhood as DJ Dat Gurl Curly, Ms. Ruiz performed house and disco sets at the park’s amphitheater for years until the band shell was bulldozed last December.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2022

The open car in which he was riding rolled up to the steps of the band shell under a bright floodlight.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2020

At Form, the stage was an open-air band shell that had been designed, in the seventies, to look like the apse of an Italian church, with a few psychedelic flourishes.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018

The band shell was deserted, and the woman in pedal pushers quietly reeled in her line, and Dr. Mason’s sprinkler went round and round.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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