HyperDic: steam_organ

English > 1 sense of the expression steam organ:
NOUNartifactsteam organ, calliopea musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
English > steam organ: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard.
Synonymcalliope
Partssteam whistleA whistle in which the sound is produced by steam
Broadermusical instrument, instrumentAny of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Spanishcalíope

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