steel pan
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of steel pan
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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The battered sign from East London’s much-raided Four Aces club, a steel pan from the first Notting Hill Carnival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Performances also included steel pan players, dancers from the Royal Ballet School, singers Indigo Marshall and Tarju Le'Sano, and a new piece of music by composer Rekesh Chauhan.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
What you need for this open-faced spiral omelet is the perfect Teflon-coated, stainless steel pan, which I just received from HexClad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Their conversation is disturbed by an earsplitting steel pan rendition of 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.” that Samuel plays on repeat while he works on home renovations.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
Some suggestions: an unaccompanied violin or cello sonata, a flute, oboe, trumpet, or horn concerto, Asaian or native American flute music, classical guitar, bagpipes, steel pan drums, panpipes, or organ.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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