steel band

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel band]
- /stil bænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel band]
- /stil bænd/

Definitions of steel band words

noun steel band a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches. 1
countable noun steel band A steel band is a band of people who play music on special metal drums. Steel bands started in the West Indies. 0
noun steel band 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 0
noun steel band a percussion band, of a kind originated in Trinidad, using as instruments steel oil drums (steel drums) modified to produce varying pitches when struck 0

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Origin of steel band

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Steel band

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steel band popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

steel band usage trend in Literature

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