snare drum

noun

a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

• Syn: ↑snare, ↑side drum

• Hypernyms: ↑drum, ↑membranophone, ↑tympan

• Part Meronyms: ↑snare

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noun

: the smaller common military double-headed drum having a snare or snares stretched across its lower head and sounded by means of two wooden drumsticks — called also side drum; see drum illustration

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a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect. Also called side drum.

[1870-75]

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snare drum noun

A side drum

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Main Entry: ↑snare

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snare drum UK US noun [countable] [singular snare drum plural snare drums]

a drum with thin metal strings fixed to the base that make a continuous sound when you hit it

Thesaurus: musical instruments_hyponym types of musical instruments_hypernym

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snare drum,

a small drum with strings of wire or gut stretched across the bottom to make a rattling sound.

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n. a small drum in the form of a short cylinder with a membrane at each end, the upper one being struck with hard sticks and the lower one fitted with snares. It originated in military use

Origin:

probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snare ‘harp string’

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noun, pl ⋯ drums [count]

: a drum of a medium size that is played with special sticks (called drumsticks) — called also snare

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ˈsnare drum [snare drum] noun

a small drum with metal strings across one side that make a continuous sound when the drum is hit