2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs.]
Church discipline is platformed in the Bible.
--Milton.
2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.]
lf the platform just reflects the order. --Pope.
3. 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. 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.
``The platform of Geneva.'' --Hooker.
5. (Naut.) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the
hold or over the floor of the magazine. See {Orlop}.
{Platform car}, a railway car without permanent raised sides
or covering; a f?at.
{Platform scale}, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on
which objects are weighed.
Note: This term and quartepace are rare or unknown in the
United States, {platform} or {landing} being used
instead.