podium Definition
po·dium (pō′dē əm)
noun pl. -·dia-ə, -·di·ums
- a low wall serving as a pedestal or foundation
- a low wall separating the seats from the arena in an ancient amphitheater
- a continuous bench projecting from the walls of a room
- a low platform, esp. for the conductor of an orchestra; dais
- lectern (sense )
- Zool. a hand or foot, or a footlike structure
Etymology: L, balcony, podium, raised place < Gr (hypo)podion, footstool < hypo-, under + podion, dim. of pous (gen. podos), foot
podium Usage Examples
Converse of object
- mount: Not until 1974 was a woman allowed to mount the sacred podium of Radio 4 news.
- climb: As the band Secretary climbed the podium to receive his trophy a volumes applause filled the courtyard.
- miss: In fact, he only missed the podium twice all year.
- score: He scored 13 podiums with Yamaha, with a highest championship finish of 5th in 2002.
- reach: On a podium reached by stairs rises a building shaped like a temple with four columns.
Adjective modifier
- maiden: The Dawkins Ray wasn't on track for as long as it should have been; first Mason, then Radford scored maiden podiums.
- Olympic: Establish clear performance pathways for youngsters from play boat to Olympic podium.
- consecutive: This was Justin's second consecutive podium after his dominant win in 2005's season finale in Mexico City.
- double: Desprez's Dijon double podium keeps his title hopes alive.
Modifies a noun
- finisher: Can the F1 Market Maker at spread betting bookmaker Sporting Index predict correct podium finishers for the fourth time in a row?
- finish: Noble claimed a double podium finish at last year's event at the Northern Irish venue.
- placings: He won two of the 13 rounds and took a further seven podium placings on his way to the crown.
- spot: By lap nine, Rutter was battling for a podium spot with championship leader Reynolds.
- position: He finally took the podium position for good with a last lap move.
- dancer: Play sardines with your first crush and don't hide but seek those saucy podium dancers in their night attire.
Noun used with modifier
- medal: The Scottish women's champions skipped by Edith Loudon missed out on a place on the medal podium in the Bronze medal play-off.
- winner: A tense battle between the RN and Veterans tho saw the RN team take the winners podium.
Possessives
winner: A close second was Kendra Ryder of Galway who missed the winner's podium by less than 60 seconds!
Preposition: in
race: It was a Brit podium in the girls race.
Preposition: of
season: But his third podium of the season was not to be and he had to settle for fifth at the flag.
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