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单词 launch pad
释义

launch pad

or launchpad

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noun

the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
something that serves to launch or initiate: He used his legal experience as a launch pad for his career in politics.
Also called launching pad, pad.

Origin of launch pad

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby launch pad

launce, Launceston, launch, launch control center, launcher, launch pad, launch shoe, launch vehicle, launch window, launder, launderette
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British Dictionary definitions for launch pad

launch pad

launching pad


noun

a platform from which a spacecraft, rocket, etc, is launched
an effective starting point for a career, enterprise, or campaign
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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