BASS DRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bass drum mean? 

• BASS DRUM (noun)
  The noun BASS DRUM has 1 sense:

1. a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch

  Familiarity information: BASS DRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASS DRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bass drum; gran casa

Hypernyms ("bass 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)

 Context examples 

There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)