avar n.— «Designing cars for computer animation is not designing for the real world, but it has similarities. To orchestrate the motion, Pixar used a shared platform, a system not unlike a real carmaker’s. The film’s cars have a common...
kiss-and-cry area n. at a sports competition, a place where athletes and coaches wait while scores are tallied. Editorial Note: There are many variations: kiss-and-cry room, booth, spot, seats, zone, platform, corner, box, etc., and occasionally...
Stokes basket n. a rigid body-sized platform in which a stretcher or litter can be secured for transporting patients, usually in precarious environments. Also Stokes stretcher, Stokes litter, Stokes. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
stratellite n.— «A Stratellite™ is a high-altitude airship that when in place in the stratosphere will provide a stationary platform for transmitting various types of wireless communications services currently transmitted from cell...
top hat n.— «For Nitro, the Liberty platform got a stretch and a new body, or what the industry calls a top hat, as a quick and inexpensive change. Nitro is built on a 108.3-inch wheelbase and is 178.8 inches long overall, which makes it...
tuner car n.— «Although the Camry certainly isn’t as popular as a tuner car as the Honda Civic, Acura Integra or Mitsubishi Eclipse with young, male drivers, magazine editor Nosek expects that it will become a popular platform for...