ros|trum

ros|trum
ros|trum «ROS truhm», noun, plural -trums, -tra «-truhm».
1. a platform for public speaking: »

Mr. Tappertit mounted on an empty cask which stood by way of a rostrum in the room (Dickens). A brief discussion of colonial affairs brought a few left-wing delegates to the rostrum to criticize the Government's policy (London Times).

 SYNONYM(S): stage, dais.
2. the platform in the forum in ancient Rome from which public speakers delivered orations.
3. a portable stage platform, usually one that folds up.
4. the beak of an ancient war galley.
5. Biology. a part or structure resembling a beak, such as a snout.
╂[< Latin rōstrum beak, prow of a ship, related to rōdere gnaw (referring to the speakers' platform in the Roman forum, which was decorated with the beaks of captured galleys)]

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  • Rostra — Rostrum Ros trum ( tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. {Rostra}, E. {Rostrums}. [L., beak, ship s beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] 1. The beak or head of a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. ({Rostra}) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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