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| 1. | [ noun ] a raised horizontal surface | |
| Examples: | "the speaker mounted the platform" |
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| Related terms: | horizontal_surface stage deck landing dais scaffold ring pier bandstand turntable ring foretop footplate pallet stage dock crow's_nest top turntable landing_stage launching_pad stairhead monkey_bridge footboard catwalk runway auction_block | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (politics,writing) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party | |
| Synonyms: | program political_platform political_program | |
| Examples: | "their candidate simply ignored the party platform" "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" |
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| Related terms: | document plank | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (computer science) the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system | |
| Related terms: | computer_system computer OS | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (military) any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons | |
| Synonyms: | weapons_platform | |
| Related terms: | structure gun_enclosure military | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (clothing) a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole | |
| Synonyms: | chopines platforms chopine | |
| Related terms: | shoe | |
| Similar spelling: |
platforms plateful |
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