The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ambo (plural ambos or ambones)
A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
(Roman Catholicism) A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
ambo (plural ambos)
(informal) An ambulance driver.
(informal) An ambulance.
• MOAB, MOBA, Mabo, Moab, boma, moAb
Source: Wiktionary
Am"bo, n.; pl. Ambos. Etym: [LL. ambo, Gr. ambon.]
Definition: A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.