steel band
noun Music.
a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.
Origin of steel band
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby steel band
stechhelm,
stedfast,
steed,
steek,
steel,
steel band,
steel blue,
steel drum,
steel engraving,
steel gray,
steel grey
Example sentences from the Web for steel band
C, 219 is a small block of wood on which a steel-band spring has been screwed to keep the key in its proper place.
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties |D.C. Beard
British Dictionary definitions for steel band
steel band
noun
music
a type of instrumental band, popular in the Caribbean Islands, consisting mainly of tuned percussion instruments made chiefly from the heads of oil drums, hammered or embossed to obtain different notes