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podium Definition

po·dium (dē əm)

noun pl. -·dia, -·di·ums

  1. a low wall serving as a pedestal or foundation
  2. a low wall separating the seats from the arena in an ancient amphitheater
  3. a continuous bench projecting from the walls of a room
  4. a low platform, esp. for the conductor of an orchestra; dais
  5. lectern (sense )
  6. 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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