podium

Meanings

Noun

• A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit.
• A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
• A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
• A result amongst the best three at a competition.
• A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
• A foot or footstalk.

Verb

• To finish in the top three at an event or competition.

Related

Similar words

• lectern

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον ("base"), from diminutive of πούς. pew.