drum kit
noun
variants
or less commonly drum set
plural drum kits also drum sets
: a set of percussion instruments that is played by one person and that includes drums and cymbals and sometimes additional pieces (such as cow bells and tambourines) along with hardware (such as stands and pedals) and a seat for the drummer
His drum kit, perched upon a hydraulic lift, soared twenty feet in the air as he pounded the skins with reckless abandon.—
Jim Ryan
Jim Ryan… had a 25-piece drum kit in his battered truck.—Mitchell Fink
Mitchell Fink… a standard four-piece drum set provided the rhythmic anchor.—Tim Simmons
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Under yellow ceiling insulation that’s changed little over decades is a Hammond organ, a drum kit, and microphones including one used by Al Green, who recorded some of his hits here under producer Willie Mitchell.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Cigarette mountains, exploding drum kits, grimy city streets and televisions tossed from windows flash by in rapid succession.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2026
But not a man who splashes $4,000 on a new drum kit, all the money the couple have.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Even Don Henley, who emerged from behind his drum kit to welcome the audience early in the night, caught flak.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Cigarette mountains, exploding drum kits, grimy city streets and televisions tossed from windows flash by in rapid succession.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 May 2026
But not a man who splashes $4,000 on a new drum kit, all the money the couple have.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Even Don Henley, who emerged from behind his drum kit to welcome the audience early in the night, caught flak.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drum kit
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“Drum kit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drum%20kit. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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