rostrum
IPA: rˈɑstrʌm
noun
- A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
- A platform for a film or television camera.
- The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
- (zoology) The beak.
- (zoology) The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
- (zoology) The snout of a dolphin.
- (anatomy) The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).
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Examples of "rostrum" in Sentences
- He stood on the rostrum.
- The rostrum is forwardly directed.
- The flags and athletes surround a rostrum.
- The rostrum is not the most anterior part.
- He had to be dragged down from the rostrum.
- It was his first time standing on the rostrum.
- He crossed the line while he was on the rostrum.
- A transverse line passes over the roof of the rostrum.
- The largest of the murals is situated behind the Speaker's rostrum.
- The insertion of the antennae on the rostrum cannot be seen from above.