platform : Idioms & Phrases


drilling platform

  • noun drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
    offshore rig.
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platform bed

  • noun a bed without springs
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Platform car

  • a railway car without permanent raised sides or covering; a fat.
Webster 1913

platform rocker

  • noun rocking chair on a stationary base
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Platform scale

  • a weighing machine, with a flat platform on which objects are weighed.
Webster 1913

political platform

  • noun a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
    platform; program; political program.
    • their candidate simply ignored the party platform
    • they won the election even though they offered no positive program
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space platform

  • noun a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research
    space laboratory; space station.
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Traversing platform

  • (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.
Webster 1913

weapons platform

  • noun any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
    platform.
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