calliope
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Then we went through our industrial phase: The calliope appeared atop a plume of pressurized steam in the early 1850s.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
He also spotted a calliope during that same period.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2020
Her six-year-old feet skimming swiftly over battered gray grass, twinkly, too-bright colored lights, shards of mirror, the wild music of a steam calliope.
From The Verge ● Feb. 8, 2019
It was performed exclusively by kids -- little kids, bigger kids, teenagers – but was a full-on big top experience, with sawdust and a calliope, acrobats and aerialists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2018
Not long after, someone starts up the calliope and the parade begins.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing calliope
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word