Definitions

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  • noun (Rocketry) a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

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  • noun The surface or structure from which a launch is made.

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  • noun a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
  • noun a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

Etymologies

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launch + pad

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Examples

  • And the launchpad is a two-hour MythBusters: Shark Special (Sunday, 9 ET/PT) that tests seven sharky myths.

    Critic's Corner weekend 2008

  • FOX News: TV, radio and Internet newscasts originate from Manhattan studios where the network is debuting its "launchpad" -- a technology that uses a control pad to allow reporters to customize visual elements like results, maps and live shots.

    Tech Daily Dose 2008

  • There should be a way to cause a merge from within launchpad (i.e., don’t have to “bzr merge” from a command line)

    Planning for 10.10: Improving How We Review Patches | jonobacon@home 2010

  • The operating system, which will be released next summer, also features the Mac App Store, as well as a new "launchpad" to make it easier to find and purchase apps.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Asked if the Cardinals offered him a career "launchpad," Ludwick laughed and said his three years with the club was much more than that.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • Apps will go into a "launchpad," a home page for your apps.

    USATODAY.com Weather News 2010

  • In Postmetropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions (2000), Edward Soja describes how the simulation of cities serves as a "launchpad" into discussions about the "actual" hyperreality of everyday life in Los Angeles.

    Serial Consign 2010

  • Asked if the Cardinals offered him a career "launchpad," Ludwick laughed and said his three years with the club was much more than that.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • The operating system, which will be released next summer, also features the Mac App Store, as well as a new "launchpad" to make it easier to find and purchase apps.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Army Recovery Centres will provide a "launchpad" to life for seriously wounded or long term sick soldiers, supporting them as they make the transition to a fulfilling future.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

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