ambo

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on itSynonyms: daispodiumpulpitrostrumstumpsoapbox
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ambo \Am"bo\, n.; pl. Ambos. [LL. ambo, Gr. ?, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.] A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
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