bandshell

band +‎ shell.

bandshell (plural bandshells)

1. A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians from the elements and reflecting the sound towards the audience.
   • 1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 97:

     They approach the mountain through the city park. The breeze, flowing steadily down the slope from the empty bandshell, is cool out of the sun.

   • 2009 August 31, Ben Ratliff, “Connecting Dots, From Bird to Michael Jackson”, in New York Times‎:

     By the beginning of the concert the rain had stopped falling on the crowd, but not on the musicians: the ceiling of the broken-down bandshell leaked, and water hadn’t finished working its way through.

   Synonyms: clamshell, soundshell

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