steel drum

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of steel drum

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Theory: Hoffa’s body was delivered to a Jersey City landfill in 1975, placed in a steel drum and buried about 100 yards away on state property that sits below an elevated highway.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021

Identifying her work as “arquitectura povera” in homage to the radical art movement Arte Povera, she reconstructed the industrial shell of a former steel drum factory into a cultural arts and sports center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2019

A key part of the conversation had been drowned out by a steel drum.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2017

He is aided by photos and ephemera, displayed by Mr. Fitzgerald, and oddly graceful percussive scoring from Mr. Quillen, a composer and steel drum performer who also steps forward to offer his own convoluted reminiscences.

From New York Times • May 17, 2017

It came just before lunch, as he was standing at his locker, and flew in with such force it knocked him back, making the row of lockers resound like a steel drum.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman