drum kit
noun
a set of drums, cymbals, and other percussion instruments that one person, typically seated, plays with a pair of drumsticks.
drum set
-
a variation of
drum kit.
Example Sentences
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Behind her, seated at his drum set, J.T.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
The drum set and bajo quinto kept pace, making the set feel more like a rock show than a backyard kickback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
I don't have a drum set but I really want one.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
He used to play in a paint room under the right-field stands at the old Yankee Stadium, where Ron Guidry had left a drum set that Paul O’Neill took over.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
One of his brothers had a drum set, and the Warden okayed PJ.’s owning a large aquarium.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
