elevating platform

noun
UK /ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ ˈplætfɔːm/
US /ˈelɪveɪtɪŋ ˈplætfɔːrm/

A machine that lifts people or things up high.

The workers stood on the elevating platform to fix the tall streetlight.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A raised floor or stage that can be moved up and down for performances.

The singer rose from below the stage on an elevating platform.

3. A device used in warehouses to raise goods to different shelf levels.

The elevating platform carried the boxes to the top rack.

4. A lifting mechanism on a truck or trailer for loading heavy items.

They used the truck's elevating platform to lower the piano safely.