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• Platform tennis — is unique as the only racquet sport that is played outdoors in cold weather. The sport is played at private clubs, public parks, and in backyards at both highly competitive and purely recreational levels. This sport must not be confused with… …   Wikipedia

• Platform bed — Platform beds are beds whose base consists of a raised, flat, hard, horizontal surface meant to support just a mattress. Platform beds provide firm cushioning and with the support of slats or solid paneling, they eliminate the need for a box… …   Wikipedia

• Platform — Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just reflects the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Platform car — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Platform scale — Platform Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Surface grinding — is used to produce a smooth finish on flat surfaces. It is a widely used abrasive machining process in which a spinning wheel covered in rough particles (grinding wheel) cuts chips of metallic or non metallic substance from a workpiece, making a… …   Wikipedia

• platform — [plat′fôrm΄] n. [Fr plate forme, lit., flat form: see PLATE & FORM] 1. a raised horizontal surface of wood, stone, or metal; specif., a) a raised stage or flooring beside railroad tracks or the like b) a raised flooring or stage for performers,… …   English World dictionary

• platform — (n.) 1540s, plan of action, scheme, design, from M.Fr. plate forme, lit. flat form, from O.Fr. plate flat (see PLAT (Cf. plat)) + forme form (see FORM (Cf. form)). The literal sense of raised, level surface is first recorded 1550s. Political… …   Etymology dictionary

• platform — ► NOUN 1) a raised level surface on which people or things can stand. 2) a raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains. 3) a raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be… …   English terms dictionary

• platform — platformless, adj. /plat fawrm/, n. 1. a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area. 2. a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, such as, in a hall or meeting place, a stage for… …   Universalium

• Platform — The word platform is used in several different contexts, usually referring to some kind of standing surface used to support things, give them stability, or visibility:* Railway platform, an area at a train station to alight from/embark on trains… …   Wikipedia