ROSTRUM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster 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 rostrum The plural, rostra, soon came to be used for the speaker's platform
Rostrum (anatomy) - Wikipedia 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
HALS Rostrum Report - National Cemetery Administration A superintendent’s lodge was built in 1895, but a rostrum or speaker’s stand for use on ceremonial occasions—a typical feature at many of the more visited national cemeteries— was not erected until 1934, when funding became available under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933
Rostrum - definition of rostrum by The Free Dictionary 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 people, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more
ROSTRUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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 words of the national anthem
rostrum - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun rostrum (plural rostra or rostrums) A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer Synonyms: dais, pulpit