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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ros•trum /ˈrɑstrəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -trums, -tra /-trə/.USA pronunciation - any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ros•trum (ros′trəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tra (-trə),USA pronunciation -trums. - any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.
- a pulpit.
- a beaklike projection from the prow of a ship, esp. one on an ancient warship for ramming an enemy ship;
beak;
ram. - Antiquity[Rom. Antiq.](in the forum) the raised platform, adorned with the beaks of captured warships, from which orations, pleadings, etc., were delivered.
- Biology, Zoologya beaklike process or extension of some part;
rostellum. - Show Business[Brit. Theat.]a raised platform or dais, esp. one with hinged sides that can be folded and stored within a relatively small space.
- Latin rōstrum snout, bill, beak of a bird, ship's prow (in plural, speaker's platform), equivalent. to rōd(ere) to gnaw, bite (compare rodent) + -trum instrumental suffix, with dt st
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stand, dais, podium, lectern.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rostrum /ˈrɒstrəm/ n ( pl -trums, -tra / -trə/)- any platform, stage, or dais on which public speakers stand to address an audience
- a platform or dais in front of an orchestra on which the conductor stands
- another word for ram
- the prow or beak of an ancient Roman ship
- a beak or beaklike part
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rōstrum beak, ship's prow, from rōdere to nibble, gnaw; in plural, rōstra, orator's platform, because this platform in the Roman forum was adorned with the prows of captured ships |