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OPERATIONAL READINESS PLATFORM * |
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| An area on post-war military airfields for parking aircraft on quick reaction alert to allow immediate access to the runway. Abbreviation ORP. |
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HELICOPTER LANDING PLATFORM * |
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| An artificial, sometimes temporary, platform on which helicopters can take off and land. |
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AIRCRAFT COMPASS PLATFORM * |
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| A circular concrete platform onto which aircraft would be taxied allowing the ground crew to calibrate, check and adjust the accuracy of the aircrafts compass, usually by rotating the platform. |
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CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM * |
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| An area of flattened or compacted ground used for charcoal burning. |
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GUN LAYING RADAR PLATFORM * |
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| A platform, usually in concrete, on which radar equipment was mounted to assist the targetting of artillery guns. The platform is often the only evidence surviving in the landscape. |
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EXCARNATION PLATFORM * |
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| A platform on which corpses are placed and allowed to decompose in the open air, so as to leave only the bones for subsequent burial. |
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CEREMONIAL PLATFORM * |
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| A structure used for music, dance, ceremonial or civic events. |
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BUILDING PLATFORM * |
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| A site where a building once stood as identified by a level area of ground, often compacted or made from man-made materials. Use only where specific function is unknown, otherwise use more specific term. |
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CIRCULAR PLATFORM * |
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| A levelled area of ground, circular in shape, used as the base on which a monument was built.Sometimes raised, a platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a monument. |
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PLATFORM SHELTER * |
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| A structure providing protection against the weather, situated on railway platforms. |
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RAILWAY PLATFORM * |
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| A raised floor along the side of a line at a railway station, for convenience in entering and alighting from a train. |
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DIVING PLATFORM * |
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| A tower with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over deep water for use in diving competitions. |
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FIRING PLATFORM * |
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| An area of a site or building providing a stable base for the firing of artillery pieces. |
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PLATFORM BARROW * |
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| The rarest of the recognized types of round barrow, consisting of a flat, wide circular mound, which may be surrounded by a ditch. They occur widely across southern England with a marked concentration in East and West Sussex. |
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HOUSE PLATFORM * |
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| An area of ground on which a house is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a house. |
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PLATFORM CAIRN * |
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| A roughly circular monument featuring a low, more or less level platform of stones surrounded or retained by a low stone kerb. Some may feature a small central open area, thus resembling a ring cairn. |
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BARN PLATFORM * |
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| A levelled area of ground on which a barn is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a barn. |
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HUT PLATFORM * |
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| Levelled or terraced area of ground presumed to have been the site of a house or hut. |
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| Unspecified. Use specific type where known. |
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