firing platform
nounUK /ˈfaɪə.rɪŋ ˈplæt.fɔːm/
US /ˈfaɪ.rɪŋ ˈplæt.fɔːrm/
A raised flat place where soldiers or cannons stand to shoot.
The soldiers climbed onto the firing platform to aim their cannons at the sea.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A raised area at a shooting range where people stand to fire weapons.
She stepped up to the firing platform and aimed at the target.
3. A structure on a ship or fort from which guns are fired.
The old warship still has its wooden firing platform near the bow.
4. A stage or base used to launch rockets or fireworks safely.
The crew set up the firing platform before the fireworks show began.