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UK [ˈplætˌfɔː(r)m] / US [ˈplætˌfɔrm] noun [countable]
Word forms "platform":
singular platform plural platforms
1) a structure for people to stand on that has been built so that it is higher than the ground

There is a viewing platform where visitors can see the waterfall.

a) a raised structure that speakers, performers etc stand on so that they can be seen by an audience

The two candidates shared a platform for the question and answer session.

b) a structure built above the sea, used by people who are working to get oil or gas
c) a structure built over water where people can get on and off small boats
2) an area next to a railway track where passengers get onto and off trains

The train to Brussels will depart from platform 3.

3) an opportunity to express your ideas or opinions

Radio phone-ins provide a platform for people with strong opinions.

4) something that allows something else to happen
platform for:

The funding would provide a platform for growth and development.

5) the policies and aims of a political party, especially the ones that they state in order to get people to vote for them

He has openly criticized Labour's election platform.

6) platforms or platform shoes
[plural] shoes that have a very thick bottom part and make you look much taller
7) computing the type of computer system that you have and the programs that you can use with it

Can the project be run on a personal computer platform?

8) British the area at the front or back of a bus where people stand to get off the bus

English dictionary. 2014.

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