rostrum

noun

ros·trum ˈrä-strəm How to pronounce rostrum (audio)

also

ˈrȯ-

plural rostra ˈrä-strə How to pronounce rostrum (audio)

also ˈrȯ-

or rostrums

[Latin Rostra, plural, a platform for speakers in the Roman Forum decorated with the beaks of captured ships, from plural of rostrum]

: an ancient Roman platform for public orators

: a stage for public speaking

: a raised platform on a stage

: the curved end of a ship's prow

especially : the beak of a war galley

: a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: such as

: the beak, snout, or proboscis of any of various insects or arachnids

: the often spinelike anterior median prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean (such as a crayfish or lobster)

Example Sentences

stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd

Recent Examples on the Web With Prince Phillip at her side, everyone in America’s legislative branch could hear — and see — the queen atop the House rostrum.

Chad Pergram | Fox News, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2022 The governor, who has a reputation as a sometimes wooden speaker, stood throughout his address behind a rostrum as if giving a lecture, holding on to its edges with his hands.

New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Putin spoke from his rostrum set up by the Lenin Mausoleum, overseeing Moscow's traditional Victory Day military parade.

Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2022 Carvel’s entrance is hilarious — driving a golf cart onto the stage, before making a putt that misses the flag and sends his ball off the edge of the rostrum.

Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2022 Biden will step up to the House speaker’s rostrum to address a nation in conflict with itself.

Calvin Woodward And Zeke Miller, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2022 After becoming president in 2009, Biden sat at the rostrum, with the House speaker, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union addresses.

Darlene Superville, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022 The foreign minister of Tuvalu, the island nation a smidge above sea level, beamed in from a rostrum submerged in the Pacific Ocean to talk about the concept of underwater sovereignty.

Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021 While delivering her inaugural address, Lightfoot invoked Chicago’s history of corruption and turned to face aldermen on the rostrum behind her, which some interpreted as an attack on their integrity.

Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

单词	rostrum
释义	rostrum noun ros·trum ˈrä-strəm also ˈrȯ- plural rostra ˈrä-strə also ˈrȯ- or rostrums 1 [Latin Rostra, plural, a platform for speakers in the Roman Forum decorated with the beaks of captured ships, from plural of rostrum] a : an ancient Roman platform for public orators b : a stage for public speaking c : a raised platform on a stage 2 : the curved end of a ship's prow especially : the beak of a war galley 3 : a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: such as a : the beak, snout, or proboscis of any of various insects or arachnids b : the often spinelike anterior median prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean (such as a crayfish or lobster) Synonyms dais platform podium stage stand tribune See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd Recent Examples on the Web With Prince Phillip at her side, everyone in America’s legislative branch could hear — and see — the queen atop the House rostrum. Chad Pergram \| Fox News, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2022 The governor, who has a reputation as a sometimes wooden speaker, stood throughout his address behind a rostrum as if giving a lecture, holding on to its edges with his hands. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Putin spoke from his rostrum set up by the Lenin Mausoleum, overseeing Moscow's traditional Victory Day military parade. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2022 Carvel’s entrance is hilarious — driving a golf cart onto the stage, before making a putt that misses the flag and sends his ball off the edge of the rostrum. Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2022 Biden will step up to the House speaker’s rostrum to address a nation in conflict with itself. Calvin Woodward And Zeke Miller, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2022 After becoming president in 2009, Biden sat at the rostrum, with the House speaker, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union addresses. Darlene Superville, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022 The foreign minister of Tuvalu, the island nation a smidge above sea level, beamed in from a rostrum submerged in the Pacific Ocean to talk about the concept of underwater sovereignty. Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021 While delivering her inaugural address, Lightfoot invoked Chicago’s history of corruption and turned to face aldermen on the rostrum behind her, which some interpreted as an attack on their integrity. Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin, beak, ship's beak, from rodere to gnaw — more at rodent First Known Use 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition rostrum noun ros·trum ˈrä-strəm plural rostra -trə or rostrums : a stage or platform for public speaking Medical Definition rostrum noun ros·trum ˈräs-trəm also ˈrȯs- plural rostrums or rostra -trə : a bodily part or process suggesting a bird's bill: as a : the reflected anterior portion of the corpus callosum below the genu b : the interior median spine of the body of the basisphenoid bone articulating with the vomer rostrum noun as in podium a level usually raised surface stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance podium pulpit stand dais platform stage tribune balcony altar scaffold bimah gallery riser bima footpace
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