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platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
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horizontal surface,
level a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
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auction block,
block a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"
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bandstand,
outdoor stage,
stand a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
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catwalk narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
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crow's nest platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
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ambo,
dais,
podium,
pulpit,
rostrum,
soapbox,
stump a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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deck any of various platforms built into a vessel
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dock,
loading dock the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
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fly floor,
fly gallery a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling equipment in the flies
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footboard a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead
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footplate the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
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foretop a platform at the head of a foremast
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landing the act of coming to land after a voyage
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landing stage platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
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launching pad,
launchpad,
launch area,
launch pad,
pad a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
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monkey bridge a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
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pallet a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed
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dock,
pier,
wharf,
wharfage the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
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ring jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
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runway a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
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scaffold a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
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stage a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
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microscope stage,
stage a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
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stairhead platform at the top of a staircase
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top a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
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turntable a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
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turntable a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
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platform - any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
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construction,
structure drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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gun enclosure,
gun turret,
turret a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
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platform - the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system |
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adps,
adp system,
automatic data processing system,
computer system,
computing system a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage
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computer,
computing device,
computing machine,
data processor,
electronic computer,
information processing system a machine for performing calculations automatically
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operating system,
os (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
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platform - 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" |
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document,
papers,
written document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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plank an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
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