The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sounding-board \Sound"ing-board`\, n.
(Mus.) A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.
A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.
pl. See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of sounding board English)
Usage examples of "sounding-board".
It grieves me to say this, Stephen, though a ship being a sounding-board I do not suppose that much of it will be news to you.
He was in the midst of the prayer which follows the sermon, and had jest put up a petition that the spirit of affection and faith and trust might grow up and prevail among the flock of which he was the shepherd, more especially those dear lambs whom he gathered with his arm, and carried in his bosom, when the old sounding-board, which had hung safely for nearly a century,--loosened, no doubt by the bolt which had fallen on the church,--broke from its fastenings, and fell with a loud crash upon the pulpit, crushing the Rev. Mr.
This is Randy in unaccustomed sounding-board mode, psychotherapeutically prompting Cantrell for his feelings.