| platform | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| ~ auction block, block | a platform from which an auctioneer sells.; "they put their paintings on the block" |
| ~ bandstand, outdoor stage, stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air. |
| ~ catwalk | narrow platform extending out into an auditorium.; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show" |
| ~ crow's nest | platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast. |
| ~ ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. |
| ~ deck | any of various platforms built into a vessel. |
| ~ loading dock, dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ footboard | a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet. |
| ~ footplate | the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls. |
| ~ foretop | a platform at the head of a foremast. |
| ~ horizontal surface, level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line.; "park the car on the level" |
| ~ landing | an intermediate platform in a staircase. |
| ~ landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded. |
| ~ launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched. |
| ~ monkey bridge | a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room. |
| ~ pallet | a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it. |
| ~ pier, wharf, wharfage, dock | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. |
| ~ ring | a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle. |
| ~ runway | a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.. |
| ~ scaffold | a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded). |
| ~ stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience.; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" |
| ~ microscope stage, stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination. |
| ~ stairhead | platform at the top of a staircase. |
| ~ top | platform surrounding the head of a lower mast. |
| ~ turntable | a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played. |
| ~ turntable | a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars. |
| n. (communication) | 2. platform, political platform, political program, program | 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" |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ plank | an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. platform | the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system. |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ adp system, adps, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage. |
| ~ operating system, os | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. platform, weapons platform | any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons. |
| ~ gun enclosure, gun turret, turret | a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. chopine, platform | a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
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