podium
IPA: pˈoʊdiʌm
noun
- A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- (sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
- (sports and other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
- (sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.
- A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
- The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
- The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
- The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
- (botany, anatomy) A foot or footstalk.
verb
- (sports, colloquial) To finish in the top three at an event or competition.
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Examples of "podium" in Sentences
- The speaker on the podium was amazing.
- The celebrations on the podium were also muted.
- An all-American podium is not out of the question.
- The contestant in the left podium begins the round.
- The Tour podium is the major goal for me next year.
- He stormed into the media tent and up to the podium.
- The podium is yours for as long as you want to talk.
- Lev Kamenev and Trotsky stand on the steps of the podium.
- Your first time in front of the podium is usually a tough one.
- And almost certain to join him on the podium is Lance Armstrong.
- The fifth person on the podium is Betsy Johns of Westbury, New York.
- For the first time, two of the three riders on the podium were Italian.
- The champion sat at the blue podium and the challenger at the red podium.
- Several people are seated at the back of the podium, facing the audience.
- In all the confusion, Snoopy ran off the podium and was lost in the crowd.
- The Centre city complex consists of two buildings, the tower and the podium.
- Which isn't as bad as it sounds, the podium is huge and made with fine leathers and deep, rich woods.
- If the reason for CPR's prolonged absence from the Empire Club podium is the former, it hurts, but I can live with it.
- Armstrong's place on the podium is guaranteed, barring calamity (Landis 'chances are as dead as disco, unless a fellow in yellow named Oscar Pereiro takes a wrong turn on the Champs-Elysees).