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Podium
ˈpəʊdiəm
Podium definitions
noun
podiums
podia
podium
- a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra
"he was at the podium facing an expectant conference crowd"
- a lectern
"I took the score out of my briefcase and put it on the podium"
- (in some sporting events) a structure consisting of three adjacent platforms of different heights, on which the competitors finishing in first, second, and third places receive their awards
"it was more than I could imagine to be up on the podium and singing the national anthem"
- a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building
"a six columned portico raised on a podium"
- a projecting lower structure around the base of a tower block
- a raised platform surrounding the arena in an ancient amphitheatre
verb
podium
podiumed
podiuming
podiums
- (of a competitor in a sporting event) finish first, second, or third, so as to appear on a podium to receive an award
"older riders who expected to podium may find themselves racing against other riders who are years younger"