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платфо́рма — meaning in English

platforma

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English meaning

  • flatcar noun A railroad freight car without sides and roof.
  • float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  • platform noun A raised, flat surface for standing on, such as at a train station or on a stage.
  • podium noun A raised platform for a speaker, performer, or conductor to stand on.

Senses

платфо́рма is used for these senses in English:

  • flatcar (rail, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof.
  • float An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
  • platform A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
  • platform (figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
  • podium A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.

float — full definition

  1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  2. verb To drift gently through the air.
  3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
  4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
  5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

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