Physical Objects and Features
- Diving platform, used in diving
- Jumping platform, naturally occurring platforms, or platforms made in an ad-hoc way for cliff jumping
- Oil platform, a structure built for oil production
- Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks
- Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
- Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity
- Platform shoe, a kind of shoe with a thick sole
- Platform (theatre), a standard piece of theatrical scenery
- Railway platform, an area at a train station to alight from/embark on trains or trams
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