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n.2. Informal a place, thing, situation, etc. serving as the starting point or providing the impetus for something else
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launching pad
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launching pad — launching pads N COUNT A launching pad is the same as a launch pad … English dictionary
launching pad — n. 1. LAUNCHPAD (sense 1) 2. Informal a place, thing, situation, etc. serving as the starting point or providing the impetus for something else … English World dictionary
launching pad — noun a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched • Syn: ↑launchpad, ↑launch pad, ↑launch area, ↑pad • Hypernyms: ↑platform • Part Holonyms: ↑launching site … Useful english dictionary
launching pad — launch pad UK / US or launching pad UK / US noun [countable] Word forms launch pad : singular launch pad plural launch pads the surface from which a missile, space vehicle etc is sent into the air or into space … English dictionary
launching pad — Synonyms and related words: Mark, balcony, bazooka, calliope, catafalque, dais, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, hedgehog, heliport, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launch pad, launching platform, launching tube, mousetrap,… … Moby Thesaurus
launching pad — /ˈlɔntʃɪŋ pæd / (say lawnching pad) noun a base from which a rocket is launched. Also, launch pad …
launching-pad — launchˈing pad noun 1. A platform from which a rocket can be launched 2. A place, event, etc which gives a good start to a career, etc, or at which a project, campaign, etc is launched • • • Main Entry: ↑launch … Useful english dictionary
launching pad — noun Date: 1951 1. launchpad 2. springboard 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
launching pad — location from which items are dispatched into the air (i.e. spaceships, satellites, rockets, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
launching platform — launching platform, 1. = launching pad. (Cf. ↑launching pad) 2. = launching site. (Cf. ↑launching site) … Useful english dictionary
