a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat.
The property ladder, without the implication of necessarily owning the place where one lives.
A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
sidewalk
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
To include in a political platform
To place on, or as if on, a platform.
To place a train alongside a station platform.
To furnish with or shape into a platform
To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.