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steelpan

steelpan noun: a percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally from Trinidad.

Noun

steelpan (countable and uncountable, plural steelpans)

  1. (countable) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally from Trinidad.
    • Inside, it’s dim and cool, quiet except for some boys up in the loft at the back playing on the steelpan, not really playing seriously, just tapping notes at random, practising rolling the sticks.2019, Claire Adam, Golden Child, Faber & Faber, page 128
    Synonyms:
    pan, steel drum
  2. (uncountable) A style of music incorporating steelpans.

Synonyms of steelpan

Forms of steelpan

pluralsteelpans
alternative formsteel pan

Origin of steelpan

From steel + pan.

Words formed from steelpan

Questions about steelpan

What does steelpan mean?
Steelpan means a percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally from Trinidad.
What part of speech is steelpan?
Steelpan is a noun.
What is the plural of steelpan?
The plural of steelpan is steelpans.

Words near steelpan in the dictionary

  1. steelmans
  2. steelmaster
  3. steelmasters
  4. steelmen
  5. steelo
  6. steelpan
  7. steelpannist
  8. steelpannists
  9. steelpans
  10. steelpipe
  11. steelpipes

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