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band shell

–noun
a concave, acoustically resonant structure at the back of an outdoor bandstand.

Origin:
1925–30
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band shell also band·shell   (bānd'shěl')
n.  A bandstand with a concave, almost hemispheric wall at the rear that serves as a sounding board.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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