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SNARE DRUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snare drum mean?
• SNARE DRUM (noun)
The noun SNARE DRUM has 1 sense:
1. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
Familiarity information: SNARE DRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("snare drum" is a kind of...):
drum; membranophone; tympan (a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end)
Meronyms (parts of "snare drum"):
snare (strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit)
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