glockenspiel
noun /ˈɡlɒkənʃpiːl/
/ˈɡlɑːkənʃpiːl/
- a musical instrument made of a row of metal bars of different lengths, that you hit with two small hammers compare xylophoneTopics Musicc2
enlarge imageWord Originearly 19th cent. (denoting an organ stop imitating the sound of bells): from German Glockenspiel, literally ‘bell play’.
