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bass drum

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bass drum  (bs)
n.
A large drum having a cylindrical body and two heads and producing a low, resonant sound.

bass drum [beɪs]
n
(Music / Instruments) a large shallow drum of low and indefinite pitch Also called gran cassa
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bass drum - a large drum with two headsbass drum - a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Translations
bass drum طبلة كبيرة رنانة غليظة الصوت basový buben stortromme Basstrommel μπάσο τύμπανο bombo bassorumpu grosse caisse bas bubanj grancassa バスドラム 베이스 드럼 grote trommel basstromme bęben basowy bombo, zabumba большой барабан bastrumma กลองที่มีเสียงต่ำ bas davul trống bass 低音鼓


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Of course, the daily chant of ordinary pain of training went on all the time through the working hours, such as of "good" bears and lions and tigers that were made amenable under stress, and of elephants derricked and gaffed into making the head-stand or into the beating of a bass drum.
In the distance, one could see a long wavering line of torches drifting down the main street, and could hear the throbbing of the bass drum, the clash of cymbals, the squeaking of a fife or two, and the faint roar of remote hurrahs.
 
 
 
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