tamburo

Definitions of tamburo
  1. noun
    a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
    synonyms: batteria, cestello
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    types:
    grancassa
    a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
    tamburello
    a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
    type of:
    percussione
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  2. noun
    someone who plays a drum
    synonyms: batterista
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    type of:
    percussionista
    a musician who plays percussion instruments
  3. noun
    a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
    synonyms: barile, botte
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    type of:
    cilindro, tubetto, tubo
    conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  4. noun
    a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air
    synonyms: bombola
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    type of:
    contenitore
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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