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steelband

steelband noun: a band in which all musicians play steelpans.

steelband: a band in which all musicians play steelpans
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Noun

steelband (plural steelbands)

  1. A band in which all musicians play steelpans.
    • The steelband movement has always had an attraction for "smartmen" — men who saw the movement as something to be exploited.1991, George Goddard, Forty years in the steelbands, 1939-1979, page 120
    • The steelband movement today remains a vital and influential part of the artistic life of Trinidad and Tobago1995, Stephen Stuempfle, The Steelband Movement: The Forging of a National Art in Trinidad, →ISBN

Synonyms of steelband

Forms of steelband

pluralsteelbands

Origin of steelband

From steel + band.

Questions about steelband

What does steelband mean?
Steelband means a band in which all musicians play steelpans.
What part of speech is steelband?
Steelband is a noun.
What is the plural of steelband?
The plural of steelband is steelbands.

Words near steelband in the dictionary

  1. steel-toe boots
  2. steel-wool
  3. steel-worker
  4. steel-workers
  5. steelback
  6. steelband
  7. steelbands
  8. steelbow
  9. Steelboy
  10. Steelboys
  11. steelclad

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