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Definition of Steel drum
1. Noun. A concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steel Drum
Literary usage of Steel drum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"FORCED steel drum NOZZLE The drum nozzles are of forged steel, faced, and fitted
with taper thread stud bolts. Cross boxes by means of which the sections ..."
2. Notes on Metallurgical Mill Construction by Walter Renton Ingalls (1906)
"A steel drum is divided into two compartments by a perforated annular partition
... The steel drum is supported on four bearing rollers, which are driven by ..."
3. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., 1893 by Committee on Awards, World's Columbian Commission, United States (1901)
"There is a single down flue which extends up within the steel drum and carries
the smoke downward through the bottom of the drum and into the return flue ..."
4. Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health by Albert Ernest Leach, Andrew Lincoln Winton (1913)
"Carbonated Water, the basis of all effervescent drinks, is prepared by charging
ordinary water with carbon dioxide in a steel drum, known as the fountain. ..."
5. Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health by Albert Ernest Leach, Andrew Lincoln Winton (1913)
"Carbonated Water, the basis of all effervescent drinks, is prepared by charging
ordinary water with carbon dioxide in a steel drum, known as the fountain. ..."
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