Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The counting backward aloud from an arbitrary starting number to indicate the time remaining before an event or operation, such as the launching of a missile or space vehicle.
- noun The checks and preparations carried out during this activity.
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- noun A
count backward in fixed units to thetime of someevent , especially thelaunch of aspace vehicle - noun The acts of
preparation carried out during this period - noun slang A radio or television
program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1. - verb nonstandard To
count down
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- noun counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The final giveaway in the countdown is a much coveted ARC of Karen Chance's Curse the Dawn, the fourth book in her Cassandra Palmer series.
Angels' Blood Countdown: Karen Chance - Curse the Dawn ARC Nalini Singh 2009
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Yes | No | Report from bgreen902 wrote 28 weeks 4 days ago rapala countdown is amazing ... but for live bait I toss a wax worm in the fast moving water and let it drift down ....
When i am fishing for trout in a fast flowing river what is the best bait to use? 2009
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The final giveaway in the countdown is a much coveted ARC of Karen Chance's Curse the Dawn, the fourth book in her Cassandra Palmer series.
Archive 2009-03-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Yes | No | Report from bgreen902 wrote 28 weeks 4 days ago rapala countdown is amazing ... but for live bait I toss a wax worm in the fast moving water and let it drift down ....
When i am fishing for trout in a fast flowing river what is the best bait to use? 2009
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The teacher, psychologist Vic Witherman, was an expert in what he called countdown profiling.
Call to Treason Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2004
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Leave the real work to the next generation because yours already has screwed up this country enough with your power grabbing. btw, everyone should watch Keith's special comment about Bush on countdown. if you don't know what that is just type in "countdown" in google.
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Leave the real work to the next generation because yours already has screwed up this country enough with your power grabbing. btw, everyone should watch Keith's special comment about Bush on countdown. if you don't know what that is just type in "countdown" in google.
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The countdown is on: NASA has only two shuttle launches left.
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Points standings (x — clinched spot in countdown to No. 1)
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Points standings (x — clinched spot in countdown to No. 1)
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