A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
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Proscribed, Sometimes A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
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A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
Sports and other competitions
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A result amongst the best three at a competition.
Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport:
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The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
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The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
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The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
Etymology Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, SportsColloquial To finish in the top three at an event or competition.
The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.
Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.2011 September 1, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024: