<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.</li><li>any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.</li><li>a beaklike projection from the prow of a ship, especially one on an ancient warship for ramming an enemy ship.</li><li>the raised platform, adorned with the beaks of captured warships, from which orations, pleadings, etc., were delivered.</li><li>a beaklike process or extension of some part; rostellum.</li><li>a raised platform or dais, especially one with hinged sides that can be folded and stored within a relatively small space.</li></ul>