rostrum
Collocations
3VERB + ROSTRUM
talking
ROSTRUM + NOUN
kitchen-chair
PREP.
from, on
Definitions
noun
A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
He saw a crowd listening to a man who was talking from the rostrum of a kitchen-chair.
A platform for a film or television camera.
The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
The beak.
The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
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4He saw a crowd listening to a man who was talking from the rostrum of a kitchen-chair.
WiktionaryShe needed just three years after rupturing her cruciate ligament in 2005 before she was back on the winners' rostrum.
Tatoeba · #8503673After tearing her cruciate ligament in 2005, she took just three years to get back on the winners' rostrum.
Tatoeba · #8503674They have a snout, or rostrum, that looks like a hedge-trimmer or a chainsaw.
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