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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The sound of steel drums made their way from our dreams onto our terrace, as live music was on deck right outside our door.
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 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
Two steel drums and two poly drums were also damaged and split open in the blast, but the building’s sprinkler system doused the initial flames, DEEP said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Ukuleles and steel drums might come to mind first, but those aren't the only sounds that invoke seaside fun.
—Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 14 June 2025
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 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
Two steel drums and two poly drums were also damaged and split open in the blast, but the building’s sprinkler system doused the initial flames, DEEP said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Ukuleles and steel drums might come to mind first, but those aren't the only sounds that invoke seaside fun.
—Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for steel drum
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“Steel drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20drum. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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