01 n. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.
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A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.[Obs.]
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A place laid out after a model.[Obs.]“lf the platform just reflects the order.” — Pope.
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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.
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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.
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.(Naut.) See: Orlop
Phrases & compounds
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.