platformedadj.
/ˈplatfɔːmd/, U.S. /ˈplætˌfɔrmd/ Forming, resembling, or having a platform or platforms; placed on, or as on, a platform.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > [adjective] > having flat top
platformed1632
tabulated1681
flat-headed1752
nail-headed1801
table-topped1821
tabular1826
flat-head1874
society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > types of railway carriage or wagon
platformed1883
blind1893
piggyback1936
vacuum-fitted1937
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 267 A platformd rocke, all couered with..siluer.
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 498 The second soyle for pleasure, is the platformd Carse of Gowry.
1852 W. H. Sleeman Diary Tour through Oude I. 120 The platformed boats were numerous, and so were the peer-heads prepared on both sides, for the convenience of embarking and landing.
1883 American 6 265 An engine and one platformed car.
1929 Times 26 Nov. 12/3 Lovers of the beauties of Oxford will hope that the elegant Observatory building—a platformed octagon Tower of the Winds, with wings—may be spared from the house-breakers.
1967 Hillsboro (Ohio) Press-Gaz. 10 Oct. 1/3 The platformed area jutting out from under the roofing is a sun deck.
1973 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 15 Jan. 7/3 The representative says platformed shoes allow women to walk gracefully without tripping over their lengthened fashion.
2000 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 24 July 4 It is envisaged that the four-platformed station would have parking for up to 1,000 cars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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