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Definitions for: Platform
[n] a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
[n] a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
[n] any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
[n] the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
[n] a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.]
lf the platform just reflects the order. --Pope.
3. Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is
raised above some particular level, as a framework of
timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof,
or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a
dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a
standing place.
4. A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a
sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or
system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform.
``The platform of Geneva.'' --Hooker.
5. (Naut.) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the
hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.
Platform car, a railway car without permanent raised sides
or covering; a f?at.
Platform scale, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on
which objects are weighed.
Plat"form`, v. t.
1. To place on a platform. [R.]
2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs.]
Church discipline is platformed in the Bible.
--Milton.
Synonyms: chopine, chopines, platforms, political platform, political program, program, weapons platform
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