ROSTRUM definition: any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking. See examples of rostrum used in a sentence.

Rostrum (from Latin rostrum, meaning beak) is a term used in anatomy for several kinds of hard, beak -like structures projecting out from the head or mouth of an animal.

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Jan 1, 2026 · Noun rostrum (plural rostra or rostrums) A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer. Synonyms: dais, pulpit

A rostrum is a raised platform on which someone stands when they are speaking to an audience, receiving a prize, or conducting an orchestra. As he stood on the winner's rostrum, he sang the …

lectern, podium, dais, rostrum - A lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a dais is a platform for several …

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Rostrum definition: A dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking.

To celebrate a great naval victory, the Romans gathered the beaks of the losers' ships. They hung them in back of the speaker's platform in the Forum in Rome. The Latin word for the ship's beak was …