Platform
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Platform
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1 n.
A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.
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2 n.
A place laid out after a model.
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3 n.
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.
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4 n.
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.
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5 n.
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.
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6 v. t.
To place on a platform.
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7 v. t.
To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
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8 n.
A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.
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9 n.
A place laid out after a model.
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10 n.
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.
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11 n.
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.
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12 n.
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.
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13 v. t.
To place on a platform.
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14 v. t.
To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.