Podium

Definitions

1. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
2. A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
   proscribed, sometimes
3. A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
4. A result amongst the best three at a competition.
5. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
6. The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
7. The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
8. The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
9. A foot or footstalk.

Equivalents

Examples

“Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.”

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