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A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.

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  1. n. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.
  2. n. A place laid out after a model.
  3. n. 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.
  4. n. 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.
  5. n. A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop.
  6. v. t. To place on a platform.
  7. v. t. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
  8. n. a raised horizontal surface
  9. n. a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
  10. n. the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
  11. n. any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
  12. n. a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole