raised platform
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raised — [reızd] adj higher than the surrounding area or surface ▪ a raised platform … Dictionary of contemporary English
platform — plat|form W3 [ˈplætfo:m US fo:rm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(train)¦ 2¦(for speeches)¦ 3¦(politics)¦ 4¦(structure)¦ 5¦(computers)¦ 6¦(express ideas)¦ 7¦(bus)¦ 8¦(shoes)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; … Dictionary of contemporary English
Platform — Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just reflects the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platform car — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platform scale — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platform — [plat′fôrm΄] n. [Fr plate forme, lit., flat form: see PLATE & FORM] 1. a raised horizontal surface of wood, stone, or metal; specif., a) a raised stage or flooring beside railroad tracks or the like b) a raised flooring or stage for performers,… … English World dictionary
platform — plat‧form [ˈplætfɔːm ǁ fɔːrm] noun [countable] 1. the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off the train 2. a system used to broadcast television or radio programmes 3. a tall structure built so that people can work around the … Financial and business terms
Platform bed — Platform beds are beds whose base consists of a raised, flat, hard, horizontal surface meant to support just a mattress. Platform beds provide firm cushioning and with the support of slats or solid paneling, they eliminate the need for a box… … Wikipedia
platform — ► NOUN 1) a raised level surface on which people or things can stand. 2) a raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains. 3) a raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be… … English terms dictionary
platform — (n.) 1540s, plan of action, scheme, design, from M.Fr. plate forme, lit. flat form, from O.Fr. plate flat (see PLAT (Cf. plat)) + forme form (see FORM (Cf. form)). The literal sense of raised, level surface is first recorded 1550s. Political… … Etymology dictionary
platform — [[t]plæ̱tfɔː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦♦ platforms 1) N COUNT A platform is a flat, raised structure, usually made of wood, which people stand on when they make speeches or give a performance. Nick finished what he was saying and jumped down from the platform.… … English dictionary
