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View synonyms for steam organ

steam organ

steam organ

noun

  1. a type of organ powered by steam, once common at fairgrounds, in which the pipes are sounded either by a keyboard or in a sequence determined by a moving punched card US namecalliope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of steam organ1

First recorded in 1785–95
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Example Sentences

There was a steam organ on a decorated truck followed by a band and the mounted circus performers which drew a great crowd.

And the artist who sat inside the steam-organ wagon became so sleepy that his hand slipped and struck one of the organ pedals.

They could hear above the thud-thud of the gorged floodgates, shrieks in two keys as monotonous as a steam-organ.

It was a very beautiful meal, and the far-off music of the steam-organ added the last touch of festivity to the scene.

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