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pedal steel guitar

noun

  1. an oblong, floor-mounted electrified guitar, usually having ten strings, fretted with a steel bar and producing a wailing sound that is modulated by use of a foot pedal.


pedal steel guitar

noun

  1. a floor-mounted, multineck, lap steel guitar with each set of strings tuned to a different open chord and foot pedals to raise or lower the pitch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pedal steel guitar1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
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Example Sentences

With a lineup that included drums and electric instruments such as pedal steel guitar, it was the first military band devoted to country and bluegrass music.

The results are best heard on “Winter Wonderland,” complete with Donnie Herron on pedal steel guitar.

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