platform

noun (STRUCTURE)

/ˈplæt.fɔːm/

/-fɔːrm/

Definition

B2 [C] a flat raised area or structureFloors and parts of floors A2 [C] a long, flat raised structure at a railway station, where people get on and off trains: The train for Cambridge will depart from platform 9.Train and bus stations and taxi ranks › [C] the raised part of the floor in a large room, from which you make a speech or give a musical performance: Speaker after speaker mounted/took the platform to denounce the policy. This brilliant young violinist has appeared on concert platforms all round the world.Floors and parts of floors the platform UK › the people who are up on a platform in order to speak to an audience: An elderly lady stood up and said she had a question for the platform. The platform party (= the group on the platform) applauded loudly.Groups of people

(Definition of platform noun (STRUCTURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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