whispering gallery
whispering gallery · whispering galleries
Flüstergewölbe
A gallery or dome constructed so that even quiet sounds travel a long distanceA gallery or dome constructed so that even quiet sounds travel a long distance.
Meaning
1 sensesA gallery or dome constructed so that even quiet sounds travel a long distance.
Flüstergewölbe
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- a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points
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plural: whispering galleries| Singular | whispering gallery |
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1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points:whispering dome
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