steel drum

steel drum

n. A metal percussion instrument of Trinidadian origin, fashioned from an oil barrel and having a concave array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck.

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steel drummer n.

steel′ drum′

n. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck. [1950–55]

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steel drum - a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another