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.

steel band

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

First recorded in 1945–50

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.

But he could not see the cockpit as a section of wing covered it like a steel band.

It is sheathed with a steel band, which holds it like a vice, and it is cheaper and more lasting than iron.

A steel band seemed to grip his throat and make the swallowing of food impossible.

The steel band I is mounted on a disk with a projecting arm, the end of which is clipped to the frame tube.

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