Rostrum, a "raised platform for speakers," goes back to the collecting of war souvenirs by the ancient Romans. Warships in those days had pointed beams, called "beaks," sticking out from the bows.

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.

The rostrum lies outside the body cavity between the anterior pair of oral lobes.

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 …

Definition of rostrum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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 …

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

rostrum, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

dans la Rome antique, un rostrum est une tribune aux harangues ; en anatomie, un rostrum est un bec ou toute structure anatomique recourbée en forme de bec (rostrum des arthropodes, trompe de …