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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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RELATED WORDS

pan, kettledrum, timpani

Nearby words

steed, steek, steel, steel band, steel blue, steel drum, steel engraving, steel gray, steel grey, steel guitar, steel lumber

Origin of steel drum

First recorded in 1950–55
Also called steel pan.
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