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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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.
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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
It is ideally adapted to dwell inside any steel drums of radioactive waste now entombed at the Yucca Mountain Repository.
—Christian Bök, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Along with a 3-6 p.m. weekday happy hour, Lucky Fish has scheduled live acts performing island music with steel drums from 6 to 9 p.m. daily.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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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
It is ideally adapted to dwell inside any steel drums of radioactive waste now entombed at the Yucca Mountain Repository.
—Christian Bök, Harpers Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Along with a 3-6 p.m. weekday happy hour, Lucky Fish has scheduled live acts performing island music with steel drums from 6 to 9 p.m. daily.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Steel drum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel%20drum. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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