tambour — meaning in English

English meaning

• drum noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
• tabor noun A small drum, traditionally played with one stick while the other hand plays a pipe.

Senses

tambour is used for these senses in English:

• drum (percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
• drum Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
• tabor (percussion instruments) A small drum.
• tambour (sport) In real tennis, a buttress-like obstruction in the main wall.

drum — full definition

1. noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
2. noun A cylindrical container, especially one used to store or transport liquid.
3. verb To strike or tap rhythmically, as if playing a drum.

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