grand piano

noun

: a piano with horizontal frame and strings compare upright piano

Examples of grand piano in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, the only wood aboard was the butcher's block in the galley, the teak rubbing strakes on the hull, and two grand pianos. — New Atlas, 12 Nov. 2026

Reportedly, Audrey kept photos of herself and her celebrity pals atop a grand piano in the home’s salon. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Gorgeous double-height ceilings, perfect parquets, and almost enough room to fit your grand piano. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026

Let Emma Bovary daydream about dressing up in a velvet dress and playing an Érard grand piano for a Parisian audience. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grand piano

• cyano

Kids Definition

grand piano

noun

: a piano in which the frame and strings are in a horizontal rather than an upright position