A
plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also
figuratively.
A place laid out after a model.
Any flat or horizontal surface; especially,
one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of
timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised
floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for
speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place.
A declaration of the principles upon which
a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or
system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political
platform.
A light deck, usually placed
in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See
Orlop.
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