steel drum
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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, Steele, steel engraving, steel-faced, steel gray, steel grey
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