platform : Idioms & Phrases
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drilling platform
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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noun any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
platform.