concert grand

American  

noun

1. a grand piano of the largest size, being typically 9 feet (2.7 meters) in length.

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concert grand British  

noun

1. a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length Compare baby grand boudoir grand

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Etymology

Origin of concert grand

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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concert grand

There is one image that keeps a Gaza musician going like no other - that of the territory’s only concert grand piano.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

The crowds were back, hanging around the Yamaha concert grand piano the two owners had purchased for $30,000 as a centerpiece for lounge singing.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

The sensational young Russian pianist played the orchestra’s old Hamburg Steinway concert grand, which sat unused for years until it was restored last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2019

In the center of the room, there was a nine-foot Steinway concert grand piano, and alongside it, an industrial humidifier for the preservation of the instrument.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2019

And then everyone in the room heard it too: The B on the concert grand was flat.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom