STEAM ORGAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steam organ mean? 

• STEAM ORGAN (noun)
  The noun STEAM ORGAN has 1 sense:

1. a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

  Familiarity information: STEAM ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEAM ORGAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

calliope; steam organ

Hypernyms ("steam organ" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

Meronyms (parts of "steam organ"):

steam whistle (a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler)