ETYM Old Eng. deis, des, table, dais, Old Fren. deis table, French dais a canopy, Latin discus a quoit, a dish.
A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it; SYN. podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox.

ETYM Plat, a. + -form: cf. French plateforme.
1. A document stating the aims and principles of a political party; SYN. political platform, political program, program.
2. A raised horizontal surface.
3. Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; SYN. weapons platform.

ETYM Latin, from Greek, dim. of pod foot. Related to Pew.
1. An elevated platform, usually for a speaker or a formal presentation.
2. A stand used to hold the notes or papers of a speaker; a lectern.

ETYM Latin, beak, ship's beak, from rodere, rosum, to gnaw. Related to Rodent.
(Irregular plural: rostrums, or: rostra).
1. The beak or head of a ship.
2. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.
3. (Ancient Rome) The stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered.
Platform for public speaking; conductor's dais.
Beak; prow of ancient warship; platform or pulpit for speaking; musical conductor's dais; any beaklike part or thing.
Spike on prow of warship for ramming. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Fren. estage, French étage, (assumed) Late Lat. staticum, from Latin stare to stand. Related to Stand, Static.
1. A large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience.
2. Any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something.
3. (Usually); the theater as a profession.
4. A small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination; SYN. microscope stage.
5. A section or portion of a journey or course; SYN. leg. + prikaži više