steel drum
noun
: a musical instrument originally developed in Trinidad that is played by hammering raised and tuned portions of the bottom of an oil drum
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Toddler boy, 3, wearing a white shirt, holding drumsticks banging on steel drum.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Attendees can enjoy a lively evening featuring a silent auction, steel drum band, tropical eats and drinks, inspiring client stories, and a sunset on the green, all in a beautiful coastal setting, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Toward the back of the plot, there are three rusting 55 gallon steel drums that seem empty.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
By the mid-1940s, according to historians, the company began to haul its radioactive waste north of the city, leaving it in open steel drums, unattended and exposed to the elements, next to Coldwater Creek.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 July 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Attendees can enjoy a lively evening featuring a silent auction, steel drum band, tropical eats and drinks, inspiring client stories, and a sunset on the green, all in a beautiful coastal setting, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Toward the back of the plot, there are three rusting 55 gallon steel drums that seem empty.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
By the mid-1940s, according to historians, the company began to haul its radioactive waste north of the city, leaving it in open steel drums, unattended and exposed to the elements, next to Coldwater Creek.
—Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 July 2025
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“Steel drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20drum. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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