| altar |
a raised table or platform used for religious ceremonies. |
| balcony |
a platform with a low wall or railing that extends from the outside of a building. [1/2 definitions] |
| band shell |
an outdoor bandstand consisting of a platform and a large, concave, almost hemispherical wall that serves as a sounding board. |
| bandstand |
a raised platform, often with a cover, used for outdoor band or orchestra performances. |
| bell jar |
a bell-shaped glass cover for a platform, used for displaying and protecting delicate objects. [1/2 definitions] |
| bridge1 |
a high platform on a ship. The captain guides or controls the ship from the bridge. [1/4 definitions] |
| catafalque |
a raised platform on which a dead body, usu. in a coffin, rests during or prior to an elaborate funeral. |
| crow's-nest |
a small platform near the top of a ship's mast. A person stands in the crow's-nest to see what is happening on and around the ship. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| deck |
the floor on a ship or boat. Sometimes a ship has several decks at different levels. [2/4 definitions] |
| diver |
a person who dives into water from a board or platform. [1/2 definitions] |
| dock1 |
a raised platform used to load and unload trucks or trains. [1/5 definitions] |
| dolly |
a low cart or platform with small wheels, used for moving heavy objects, such as television or motion picture cameras, or for maneuvering in low spaces, as under automobiles. [1/6 definitions] |
| dredge1 |
a platform or barge to which a dredge is attached. [1/7 definitions] |
| elevator |
a device that carries people or things from one floor to another in a building. An elevator is like a small room or platform that moves up and down. [1/2 definitions] |
| emplacement |
a space or platform on which to position a gun or a battery of guns. [1/2 definitions] |
| flatbed |
a truck or trailer having a flat or shallow platform with no sides or top as its body. |
| flatcar |
a railroad car with a flat platform and no walls or roof. |
| float |
a platform with decorations and displays that is usually on wheels and is used in a parade. [1/4 definitions] |
| flying bridge |
a small, often open platform over the pilothouse or bridge of a ship, that is equipped with a duplicate set of controls. |
| footboard |
a board or small raised platform on which a foot or both feet can be supported in a slightly raised position; footrest. [1/2 definitions] |