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21platform — 01. People are concerned that Johnson s run for office is simply being used as a [platform] for expressing his anti immigration views. 02. Some guy pushed a woman off the [platform] at a subway station, but luckily she was unhurt. 03. Personally …
22platform — noun (C) 1 TRAIN the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station: The Edinburgh train will depart from platform six. 2 FOR SPEECHES a raised floor or stage for people to stand on when they are making a speech …
23platform — plat|form [ plæt,fɔrm ] noun count ** ▸ 1 raised structure ▸ 2 where you get on train ▸ 3 policies/goals of party ▸ 4 in computing ▸ 5 shoes with thick bottom ▸ 6 something allowing something else 1. ) a structure for people to stand on that has… …
24platform — Kahua, haka, paepae. ♦ To build a platform, ho opaepae. ♦ Altar platform, haka lele. ♦ Platform between canoes of a double canoes, pola. ♦ Platform for drying fish, hakakū. ♦ Speaker s platform, āwai. ♦ Political platform,… …
25platform*/ — [ˈplætˌfɔːm] noun [C] 1) a raised structure for people to stand on so that they can be seen by an audience The two candidates shared the platform for the question and answer session.[/ex] 2) an area next to a railway track where passengers get… …
26platform — 1. An operating system environment, such as a NetWare platform or a Unix platform. 2. A computer system based on a specific microprocessor, such as an Intel based platform or a PowerPC based platform …
27platform — 1. noun a) A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. That program runs on an X Window System platform. b) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks. Syn: dais …
28platform — /ˈplætfɔm / (say platfawm) noun 1. a raised flooring or structure, as in a hall or meeting place, for use by public speakers, performers, etc. 2. the raised area between or alongside the tracks of a train station, from which the train is entered …
29platform — Halfpace Half pace ( p[=a]s ), n. (Arch.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See {Quarterpace}. [1913 Webster] Note: This term and {quarterpace} are rare or unknown in the… …
30platform — noun 1》 a raised level surface on which people or things can stand. ↘a raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains. ↘a raised floor or stage used by public speakers or performers. ↘a… …
