wind chime
noun
: a cluster of small often sculptured pieces (as of metal or glass) suspended so as to chime when blown by the wind
—usually used in plural
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Visitors can observe the Wall of Names where their names are engraved on 40 large marble panels, look out over the field where their remains lie to this day and listen to the Tower of Voices, a one-of-a-kind wind chime structure that honors those 40 voices through sound.
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Everyone is silent for a few moments as a bird chirps and a wind chime dings.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The structure is beautiful on its own, but even more so with the addition of climbing flowers, a wind chime, and a lantern or two.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
The following weekend, on Easter Sunday, the final boss of the tier — L’ura, a being made of pure light corrupted by the void (although viewers called it a wind chime) — is still alive.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Everyone is silent for a few moments as a bird chirps and a wind chime dings.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
The structure is beautiful on its own, but even more so with the addition of climbing flowers, a wind chime, and a lantern or two.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
The following weekend, on Easter Sunday, the final boss of the tier — L’ura, a being made of pure light corrupted by the void (although viewers called it a wind chime) — is still alive.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Wind chime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20chime. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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