The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
A bow platform for harpooning.
Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.
The slack part of a sail.
A poured-concrete foundation for a building.
A car that has been modified with equipment such as loudspeakers, lights, special paint, hydraulics, and other accessories.
A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
A very large wave.
A paving stone; a flagstone.
A large, luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicle, particularly a Buick, Oldsmobile, or Cadillac.
The amount by which a cache can grow or shrink, used in memory allocation.
An outside piece taken from a log or timber when sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
A sequence of 12 adjacent bits, serving as a byte in some computers.
A carton containing 24 cans (chiefly of beer).
Part of a tectonic plate that is being, or has been, subducted.
To make something into a slab.