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What is the difference between pushpit and pulpit?

pushpit | pulpit |

As nouns the difference between pushpit and pulpit

is that pushpit is the railing at the stern of a boat while pulpit is a raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.

pushpit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The railing at the stern of a boat.
  • Synonyms

    * stern pulpit, stern rail

    pulpit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands to conduct the sermon.
  • A desk or platform for an orator or public speaker.
  • (nautical) 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 as ''stern'' ''pulpit''; other texts use the perhaps more appropriate term ''pushpit .
  • Derived terms

    * wayside pulpit