| foretop |
a platform at the head of a foremast. |
| forklift |
a small truck with a power-operated forked platform that can be slid under heavy cargo to lift and transport it. [1/2 definitions] |
| handcar |
a small platform or open car on wheels, usu. powered by a hand pump and used on a railway to transport railroad workers and equipment over short distances. |
| island |
an area set apart, usu. on a raised surface, for specialized operations, such as the platform in a service station on which the gasoline pumps are set. [1/3 definitions] |
| JPEG |
abbreviation of "Joint Photographic Experts Group," used to denote the cross-platform image file format based on this committee's image compression algorithm, or such a file itself, and, shortened to jpg, used as the filename extension for files in this format. |
| launch pad |
the platform or base from which a rocket, guided missile, or space vehicle is launched. |
| lift |
a machine with a platform used for transporting people or goods from one level to another. [1/12 definitions] |
| maintop |
the platform positioned at the head of the mainmast on a square-rigged sailing vessel. |
| merry-go-round |
a circular, machine-driven, revolving platform with seats, often in the form of horses that go up and down on vertical poles, on which rides may be purchased; carousel. [1/2 definitions] |
| pad1 |
a resilient flat platform for landing or launching. [1/12 definitions] |
| pallet2 |
a movable, usu. wooden platform on which freight goods are moved or stored. [1/2 definitions] |
| parapet |
a low protective wall or railing at the edge of a high platform, bridge, balcony, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| PDF |
abbreviation of "portable document format," a file format (invented by Adobe Systems, Inc.) that represents documents created in a variety of word processing and desktop publishing programs as they were intended to appear, independently of the platform or hardware with which they are created or read. |
| planchette |
a small platform, as on a Ouija board, on which the fingertips rest, their slight pressure causing the platform to move and spell out words with an attached pencil or by pointing to letters. |
| plank |
one of the statements or proposed policies in a political party's platform. [1/4 definitions] |
| platform scale |
an industrial weighing device fitted with a platform on which esp. large or heavy objects can be placed and weighed. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| porch |
an open platform, often with a roof, that serves as the back or front entrance of a house. [1/2 definitions] |
| portable document format |
a file format (invented by Adobe Systems, Inc.) that represents documents created in a variety of word processing and desktop publishing programs as they were intended to appear, independently of the platform or hardware with which they are created or read. |
| prize ring |
a raised platform, enclosed by ropes, in which prizefights take place; boxing ring. [1/2 definitions] |
| pulpit |
the raised platform or lectern at which a member of the clergy stands to address the congregation. [1/3 definitions] |