Also means
footboard
Usage Note
Pedana covers several flat raised surfaces: a gymnastics springboard (pedana di lancio), a conductor's podium, a fitting platform in a tailor's shop, or the footboard of a vehicle. In fencing it names the strip on which fencers compete. Context distinguishes the sense; the plural is regular: le pedane.
Examples
"Il ginnasta si prepara sulla pedana."
Natural Translation
The gymnast prepares on the springboard.
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