Microphone stand

/mˈaɪkɹəfˌəʊn stˈand/

/mˈaɪkɹəfˌoʊn stˈænd/

[noun]

Microphone stand

[NOUN]

a device to hold microphones in place for recording or performing

Examples

1. Meat Loaf also threw microphone stands at his band and at fans.

2. We have a microphone stand over here.

3. A microphone stand wasn't properly grounded, and when Richards set his guitar against it, there was an explosion of sparks, and Richards was knocked off his feet.

4. A December 3rd concert in Sacramento, California, was business as usual, right up until the point at which the guitarist's instrument connected with a microphone stand.