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Meaning of 'platform'
Meaning of 'platform' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Platform 
[ n.]
- A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also
figuratively. [ n.]- A place laid out after a model.
- 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.
- 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.
- A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.
2. Platform [ v. t.]
- To place on a platform. [ v. t.]- To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
Meaning of 'platform' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. platform [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a raised horizontal surface
- a raised horizontal surface
Example in sentence:
- the speaker mounted the platform
Meaning (2):
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
Example in sentence:
- their candidate simply ignored the party platform;
- they won the election even though they offered no positive program
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