steel band

American  

noun

Music.

1. a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.

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steel band British  

noun

1. music a type of instrumental band, popular in the Caribbean Islands, consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments made chiefly from the heads of oil drums, hammered or embossed to obtain different notes

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Etymology

Origin of steel band

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

There were a Native American female color guard; the Fire Department of New York Emerald Society Pipes and Drums band; Chinese American lion and dragon dancers; a steel band and stilt dancers from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021

Down to $154 with code BOO20, this is a solid deal for the Fossil Q Explorist in stainless steel with steel band.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2018

He met his wife, Rachelle, in Pittsburgh, and the two moved to the Tidewater area of Virginia, where Provost got a job running the local steel band as part of an after-school intervention program.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2017

He described the pressure as "like someone tightening a steel band or a vice. It was a gradual escalation."

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2015

Next thing I know, Earl’s arms encircle me like a steel band.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen