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Pult — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • lectern noun A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
  • podium noun A raised platform for a speaker, performer, or conductor to stand on.
  • pulpit noun A raised platform in a church where a preacher stands to deliver a sermon.

Senses

Pult is used for these senses in English:

  • board A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
  • lectern A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
  • lectern A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
  • podium (sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
  • pulpit (Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

board — full definition

  1. verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  2. verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
  3. noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
  4. noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.

lectern — full definition

  1. noun A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
  2. noun A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.

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