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If you win that game it gives you the platform to go on and make bigger things.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is also a good platform for future trade growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many of us get off to stand in the platform sunshine and compare notes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Our new alumni mentoring system is an online platform where experience can be shared.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is a big plus and gives them the platform.
The Sun (2016)
Now she wants to use music as a platform to share her views on issues close to her heart.
The Sun (2016)
The stage was bare, save for a few platforms at the back representing the stands.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A new breed of online platforms is offering users the data and tools to build their own computer trading programs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When she finally opened the barrier for me I ran along the bridge and down the stairs to find our train at the platform.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This recent run has given us a platform to build on.
The Sun (2015)
You request a transfer to a rival platform and get whacked with a monster fee.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The ships will be used to supply offshore oil and gas platforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So how does she know platforms are back?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What about sports stadiums and train platforms?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The lout was standing on the platform when he poured the warm liquid through an open window.
The Sun (2012)
The online property advertising platform seems unstoppable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Soon a man stood up on a low platform at the front and began to talk.
Martin Allen THE HITLER-HESS DECEPTION (2003)
There are outbuildings in the grounds and an old railway platform that is used as a terrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were four other people on the platform.
Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004)
They gave me a platform to help others and give back.
The Sun (2015)
The whole of our innings is based on us getting a good platform.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And now that experience could backfire on the country which gave him the platform to bounce back.
The Sun (2010)
The backlog of essential work is certain to lead to more extended closures of offshore oil and gas platforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When they appeared on platforms, they shared the spotlight.
Christianity Today (2000)
It's a platform for any individual to reach out and claim an audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This will provide a digital options trading platform, initially for day traders.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are no opinion polls, rallies or formal party platforms.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And despite the super high heel, the platform sole makes them relatively easy to walk in.
The Sun (2007)
I ran down and bought a ticket to be beside her on the crowded platform.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Uber says that it is not a taxi company but merely a technology platform that helps individuals to drive others around as and when they please.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The risk for new share platforms is their cost base will go up because regulation will increase, making it tougher for these guys.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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platform
British English: platform /ˈplætfɔːm/ NOUN
A platform is a flat raised structure or area on which someone or something can stand.
He walked to the platform to begin his speech.
American English: platform
Arabic: مِنَصَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: plataforma
Chinese: 平台
Croatian: platforma
Czech: pódium
Danish: platform
Dutch: platform
European Spanish: plataforma
Finnish: asemalaituri
French: plate-forme
German: Plattform
Greek: πλατφόρμα
Italian: piattaforma
Japanese: 演壇
Korean: 플랫폼
Norwegian: plattform
Polish: platforma
European Portuguese: plataforma
Romanian: platformă
Russian: платформа
Latin American Spanish: plataforma
Swedish: plattform
Thai: เวทีที่ยกพื้น
Turkish: platform
Ukrainian: платформа
Vietnamese: bệ
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All related terms of 'platform'
no-platform
to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
oil platform
An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea .
platform bed
a bed consisting of a mattress supported by a platform on legs, often with the space below enclosed
platform car
a railroad freight car having no enclosing sides or top; a flatcar
platform game
a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
platform shoe
a shoe with a platform
platform party
the group on the platform at a meeting
platform rocker
a rocking chair supported on a stationary base
platform scale
a weighing machine with a platform for holding whatever is to be weighed
platform scales
a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed
platform shoes
shoes with a very thick sole
platform soles
very thick soles on a pair of shoes
platform tennis
→ paddle tennis
platform ticket
a ticket for admission to railway platforms but not for travel
space platform
any large manned artificial satellite designed to orbit the earth during a long period of time thus providing a base for scientific and medical research in space and a construction site, launch pad , and docking arrangements for spacecraft
arrival platform
the platform where a train, or passenger arrives
departure platform
a raised area at a railway station from which passengers can board trains prior to their departing
drilling platform
a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile , which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig ), together with the stores , required for digging an offshore oil well
gravity platform
(in the oil industry ) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight ; it is usually made of reinforced concrete
hardware platform
a group of compatible computers that can run the same software
perfect platform
If someone has a platform , they have an opportunity to tell people what they think or want.
platform economy
an economy dominated by the use of computer systems to enable interaction between producers and consumers
software platform
a major piece of software , as an operating system, an operating environment , or a database , under which various smaller application programs can be designed to run
terminal platform
(in the oil industry ) an offshore platform from which oil or gas is pumped ashore through a pipeline
accommodation platform
a platform or semisubmersible rig specially built or adapted to act as living accommodation for offshore personnel in the oil industry
production platform
(in the oil industry ) a platform from which development wells are drilled that also houses a processing plant and other equipment necessary to keep an oilfield in production
wave-cut platform
a flat surface at the base of a cliff formed by erosion by waves
platformer
a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
Chinese translation of 'platform'
platform
(ˈplætfɔːm)
n(c)
(= stage) 平台(臺) (píngtái) (个(個), gè)
(for landing on) 平台(臺) (píngtái)
(Rail) 站台(臺) (zhàntái) (个(個), gè)
(Pol) 政纲(綱) (zhènggāng)
(Brit)[of bus]出入口平台(臺) (chūrùkǒu píngtái)
the train leaves from platform 7火车(車)从(從)7号(號)站台(臺)出发(發) (huǒchē cóng qī hào zhàntái chūfā)
1 (noun)
Definition
a raised floor
Nick finished his speech and jumped down from the platform.
Synonyms
stage
I went on stage and did my show.
stand
The teapot came with a stand to catch the drips.
podium
She walked to the podium and began her speech.
rostrum
He stood on the winner's rostrum.
dais
She sat on the dais along with the other guests of honour.
pulpit
The minister took his place at the pulpit and preached a fine sermon.
soapbox
2 (noun)
Definition
the declared aims of a political party
The party has announced a platform of economic reforms.They won a landslide victory on a nationalist platform.
Synonyms
policy
plans which include changes in foreign policy
programme
principle
objective(s)
manifesto
The Greens are drawing up their election manifesto.
tenet(s)
party line
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dais
Definition
a raised platform in a hall or meeting place used by a speaker
She sat on the dais along with the other guests of honour.
Synonyms
platform,
stage,
podium,
rostrum,
estrade (rare)
in the sense of manifesto
Definition
a public declaration of intent or policy issued by a group of people, for instance by a political party
The Greens are drawing up their election manifesto.
Synonyms
policy statement,
publication,
declaration,
programme,
announcement,
platform,
proclamation,
pronouncement
in the sense of podium
Definition
a small raised platform used by conductors or speakers
She walked to the podium and began her speech.
Synonyms
platform,
stand,
stage,
rostrum,
dais
Synonyms of 'platform'
platform
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of pulpit
Definition
a raised platform in churches used for preaching
The minister took his place at the pulpit and preached a fine sermon.
Synonyms
platform,
stand,
podium,
rostrum,
dais,
lectern
in the sense of rostrum
Definition
a platform or stage
He stood on the winner's rostrum.
Synonyms
stage,
stand,
platform,
podium,
dais
in the sense of stand
Definition
a base, support, or piece of furniture in or on which articles may be held or stored