whispering gallery

noun

a space or gallery beneath a dome or broad arch in which low sounds produced at any of certain points are clearly audible at certain other distant points.

Origin of whispering gallery

First recorded in 1690–1700

Words nearby whispering gallery

whisper, whispered, whisperer, whispering, whispering campaign, whispering gallery, whisperous, whispery, whist, whist drive, whistle

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Example sentences from the Web for whispering gallery

The form of a whispering-gallery is that of a segment of a sphere, or the like arched figure.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Two lovers dwell in the Whispering-gallery, where the faintest breath bodies itself forth into a sound.
Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle
London discussions might as well go on in the whispering-gallery of St. Paul's.
The Path Of Duty|Henry James
It is a news bureau—a parliament—a part of the whispering-gallery of the world.
Cyrus Hall McCormick|Herbert Newton Casson

British Dictionary definitions for whispering gallery

whispering gallery

noun

a gallery or dome with acoustic characteristics such that a sound made at one point is audible at distant points

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单词	whispering gallery
释义	whispering gallery noun a space or gallery beneath a dome or broad arch in which low sounds produced at any of certain points are clearly audible at certain other distant points. Origin of whispering gallery First recorded in 1690–1700 Words nearby whispering gallery whisper, whispered, whisperer, whispering, whispering campaign, whispering gallery, whisperous, whispery, whist, whist drive, whistle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whispering gallery The form of a whispering-gallery is that of a segment of a sphere, or the like arched figure. The Book of Curiosities\|I. Platts Two lovers dwell in the Whispering-gallery, where the faintest breath bodies itself forth into a sound. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)\|Thomas Carlyle London discussions might as well go on in the whispering-gallery of St. Paul's. The Path Of Duty\|Henry James It is a news bureau—a parliament—a part of the whispering-gallery of the world. Cyrus Hall McCormick\|Herbert Newton Casson British Dictionary definitions for whispering gallery whispering gallery noun a gallery or dome with acoustic characteristics such that a sound made at one point is audible at distant points Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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