platform
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈplætˌfɔrm/
- Specialized
:
plataforma
- The Arguello, Inc. Harvest Oil Platform is located about 10 km off the coast of central California.
- a military platform
- a launch platform
- an airborne platform
And if bin Laden's there and tries to go, they'll be able to call for fire from the overhead platforms to kill him, right?
- And if bin Laden's there and tries to go, they'll be able to call for fire from the overhead platforms to kill him, right?
- So this guy told us that he would set up a the rocket on a on a platform pointing at the middle of of a ball going by.
Examples
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Keep the platform clear of all luggage, guns and knives.
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We believe they're going to use it as a platform to launch chemical weapons against the United States.
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- Off my firing platform.
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You don't think I know a nuclear launch platform when I see it?
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We knew the coordinates of the launch platform, ... the exact minute the weapon was going to be deployed.
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All personnel clear of the flight-deck platform.
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ROV control rooms are located in drilling or production platforms or in ships.
Academic text (2008) -
The lower mast, secured deep in the ship's hold, rose up through the decks to the fighting top, which served as a platform for sharp shooters in battle.
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The Sakhalin 1 Consortium's Orlan drilling platform was towed from Alaska to a site off Sakhalin Island.
Academic text (2002) -
The soldiers climbed aboard the platform to prepare the missile for launch.
Synonyms
171
6.3
A large warship with a flat deck for aircraft to take off and land
28
6.5
A military plane with heavy weapons that attacks ground targets to support troops
2
5.9
A vehicle or structure that carries weapons for military use
2
7.2
A strong frame with wheels that holds a cannon for firing
1
6.6
A light military truck that carries weapons like mortars or machine guns and their crews
A protected platform that holds guns and can turn to aim at targets
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.1
A large structure in the sea that holds machines and people to drill for oil
A chair that sits on a fixed platform and moves gently back and forth without sliding across the floor
How Mobile
- Specialized
2
4.9
- Specialized
34
7.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word platform comes from the parts plat 'flat' and form 'shape', so it means a flat base. In military talk a platform is a vehicle or place that carries weapons—a stable base used to hold or launch them.