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band shell

noun

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

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Origin of band shell

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby band shell

band-pass filter, band razor, B and S, bandsaw, band-shaped keratopathy, band shell, bandsman, band spectrum, bandspreading, bandstand, band-tailed pigeon
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