{
    "term": "platform",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_trains.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the raised flat area next to the track at a train station where you get on or off the train",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What platform does it go from?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The train now standing at platform 1 is for Leeds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The train drew into the platform."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The couple met on a train platform."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The next train to depart from platform 2 is the 10.30 for London Paddington."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The train at platform 3 is the 13.15 service to Liverpool."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the waiting room on platform 7"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["railway", "station", "subway"],
                "preposition": ["along a/​the platform", "at platform", "from platform"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a flat surface raised above the level of the ground or floor, used by public speakers or performers so that the audience can see them",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Coming onto the platform now is tonight's conductor, Jane Glover."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Representatives of both parties shared a platform *(= they spoke at the same meeting)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The king mounted the platform to loud cheers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Union leaders shared the platform with business leaders in a debate on the future of the industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The concert platform was high and almost semi-circular at the front."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "rostrum",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "raised", "wooden"],
                "verb + platform": ["mount", "stand on", "appear on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a raised level surface, for example one that equipment stands on or is operated from",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an oil/gas platform"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a viewing platform giving stunning views over the valley"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a launch platform *(= for )"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The table and chairs were on a raised platform."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "raised", "wooden"],
                "verb + platform": ["mount", "stand on", "appear on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the type of computer system or the software that is used",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a multimedia platform"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a mobile gaming platform"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The prevalence of smartphones has resulted in the migration of company information to mobile platforms."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the aims of a political party and the things that they say they will do if they are elected to power",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They are campaigning on an anti-immigration platform."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They fought the election on a platform of low taxes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They adopted a platform of non-intervention in foreign conflicts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were few alternative platforms to choose from in the election."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party is debating its new platform."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She campaigned on a platform of zero tolerance towards racist behaviour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the promises in their election platform"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They fought the election on a platform of economic reform."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["political", "party", "election"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the platform", "on a/​the platform of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "an opportunity or a place for somebody to express their opinions publicly or make progress in a particular area",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She used the newspaper column as a platform for her feminist views."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a type of shoe with a high, thick sole; the sole on such a shoe",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "platform shoes"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the open part at the back of a double-decker bus where you get on or off",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈplætfɔːm/",
                "audio": "pl/platform/platform__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈplætfɔːrm/",
                "audio": "pl/platform/platform__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French plateforme ‘ground plan’, literally ‘flat shape’."
}