band shell
noun
: a bandstand having at the rear a sounding board shaped like a huge concave seashell
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Create a bigger, better Kids Row Playground. Music band shell.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Arts Landing’s signature feature will be a one-acre Great Lawn and band shell facing the Allegheny River with sweeping views of two of the Three Sisters Bridges.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Under the plan, the center will demolish its current band shell, which sits with its back toward Amsterdam Avenue, and build an amphitheater adjacent to the David H. Koch Theater that looks out over its neighbors to the west.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The 4-acre site will include a great lawn, a new band shell, a visitor center with public restrooms, pickleball courts and a children's play area.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Arts Landing’s signature feature will be a one-acre Great Lawn and band shell facing the Allegheny River with sweeping views of two of the Three Sisters Bridges.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Under the plan, the center will demolish its current band shell, which sits with its back toward Amsterdam Avenue, and build an amphitheater adjacent to the David H. Koch Theater that looks out over its neighbors to the west.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The 4-acre site will include a great lawn, a new band shell, a visitor center with public restrooms, pickleball courts and a children's play area.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for band shell
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“Band shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20shell. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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