steel guitar

noun

1. an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
2. a pedal steel guitar.
3. a Hawaiian guitar.

steel guitar

noun

1. See pedal steel guitar, Hawaiian guitar
   See Hawaiian guitar pedal steel guitar

Word History and Origins

Origin of steel guitar¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The results are best heard on “Winter Wonderland,” complete with Donnie Herron on pedal steel guitar.

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Related Words

• acoustic guitar