steel drum
noun
Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
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Also called steel pan.
Origin of steel drum
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby steel drum
steed, steek, steel, steel band, steel blue, steel drum, steel engraving, steel gray, steel grey, steel guitar, steel lumber
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