platform · n
platform (RAISED SURFACE)
B2 a raised surface for people to stand on that is higher than the ground
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a viewing platform (51.3)
This brilliant young violinist has appeared on concert platforms all round the world. (57.7)
platform (FOR OPINIONS)
C2 a way of telling the public about your opinions
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Basically, he uses the newspaper as a platform for airing his political views. (63.9)
platform (TRAIN)
A2 the area in a railway station where you get on and off trains
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He proposed on the platform, but she got on the train. (0.0)
He forgot his pants on the platform and boarded the train. (0.0)
He slipped on a banana peel and slid across the entire platform. (0.0)
The train for Cambridge will depart from platform 9. (32.7)