A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

(figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.

(figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.

(politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.

(transport) A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.

(footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe: a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.

(Internet) Ellipsis of digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc.

(computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.

(automotive) Ellipsis of car platform: a set of components shared by several vehicle models.

(geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.

(nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.

(Myanmar) sidewalk

(transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform

(transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.

(rail transport) To place a train alongside a station platform.

(politics, transitive) To include in a political platform

(transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).

(film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.