Travel / A1

PLATF-orm/ˈplætfɔːm/

At a station the platform is where you wait for the train: platform 3, on the platform. A stage is for plays. Plate is for food. The train now standing at platform two is a typical announcement. Miss the platform number and you miss the train.

Meaning

The raised area beside a railway track where you wait for a train.

Examples

• “The train leaves from platform four.”
• “Which platform for Leeds?”
• “Wait behind the yellow line on the platform.”

Good to know

on platform + number. Contrast: stage (theatre), plate (food).

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