noun pl. rostrums or rostra
- in ancient Rome,
- a curved, beaklike projection at the prow of a ship; esp., such a projection on a war galley, used for ramming enemy vessels; beak
- the speakers' platform in the Forum, decorated with such beaks taken from captured ships
- any platform, stage, etc. for public speaking
- public speaking, or public speakers collectively
- Biol. a beak or beaklike part