- steel band
- nouna band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)• Hypernyms: ↑dance band, ↑band, ↑dance orchestra
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noun: a band peculiar to the Caribbean islands and especially Trinidad composed of percussion instruments, typically cut out of oil barrels and usually tuned to a definite pitch — called also steel orchestra* * *
Music.a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.[1945-50]* * *
steel band nounA West Indian band, using steel drums, etc• • •Main Entry: ↑steel* * *
a group of musicians who play steel drumsThesaurus: groups of musicians or singershyponym* * *
steel band,an ensemble of steel drum players; steel drum orchestra.* * *
n. a band that plays music on steel drums* * *
noun, pl ⋯ bands [count]: a group of musicians who play steel drums* * *
a group of musicians who play music on drums that are made from empty metal oil containers. Steel bands originally came from the West Indies.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
