launching pad

/'lɔ:ntʃiɳ'pæd/ Cách viết khác : (launching_ramp) /'lɔ:ntʃiɳ'ræmp/ (launch_pad) /'lɔ:
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launching pad

A rocket stands ready on the launching pad at the space center.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A platform for launching rockets or spacecraft: A fixed, reinforced structure from which a rocket or missile is sent into the air or into space. It provides the necessary support and infrastructure for the final preparations and ignition.
    • A starting point for an activity or enterprise: A figurative meaning describing a situation, event, or place that provides the initial impetus or foundation for something to begin or develop successfully.
Usage and Examples
  • Literal Usage (Rocket/Spacecraft):
    • The spacecraft stood on the launching pad, ready for its mission to Mars.
    • Engineers conducted final checks at the launching pad before the countdown.
  • Figurative Usage (Starting Point):
    • Her successful university project served as a launching pad for her career in research.
    • The small local market was the launching pad for their now-global business.
Advanced Usage
  • "to serve as a launching pad for": To function as the initial foundation or springboard that enables further development.
    • The internship served as a perfect launching pad for his work in finance.
  • "to provide a launching pad": To supply the necessary conditions or opportunity for a start.
    • The new funding will provide a launching pad for innovative community projects.
Variants and Related Words
  • Launch pad (n): An alternative and more common spelling for the same structure or concept.
    • The rocket was moved to the launch pad.
  • Launch site (n): The broader facility or area containing the launching pad and associated infrastructure.
  • Launch complex (n): A group of related facilities, including one or more launching pads, used for preparing and launching rockets.
Synonyms
  • Springboard: Something that provides an initial impetus for development.
  • Jumping-off point: A place or situation from which an activity is begun.
  • Blast-off point: A term emphasizing the moment of launch (more literal).
Related Phrases
  • Launch vehicle: The rocket that carries a payload from the launching pad.
  • Launch tower: The service structure often found adjacent to a launching pad.
  • Launch window: The time period during which a launch from the pad is possible.
Idiomatic Expressions
  • "The launching pad for success": A common figurative phrase describing an initial opportunity that leads to achievement.
    • That first job was the launching pad for her success.
launching pad

A rocket stands ready on the launching pad at the space center.

Noun
  1. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

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