grand piano
noun
a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
Compare
concert grand.
Origin of grand piano
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby grand piano
Example sentences from the Web for grand piano
It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
Tante |Anne Douglas SedgwickIt is the grand-piano constitution and the one-finger administration.
Prowling about Panama |George A. MillerThe painting—or rather wash-drawing in black-and-white—hung over the grand-piano in the light of the west windows.
The Tyranny of the Dark |Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for grand piano
grand piano
noun
a form of piano in which the strings are arranged horizontally. Grand pianos exist in three sizes
Compare baby grand, boudoir grand, concert grand, upright piano