ˈlaunch ˌpad noun [C] (UK ALSO ˈlaunching ˌpad)
► F0 a special area from which spacecraft or missiles are sent into the sky: » The rocket blew up on the launch pad.» FIGURATIVE Soap operas have long been a launch pad for film actors.See picture: launch pad
Thesaurus+: ↑Space travelThesaurus+: ↑Arms and munitions in general
- ↑Programmes and other broadcasts
- ↑Promontories and peninsulas
- ↑Promoting, demoting and transferring staff
- ↑Properties of circles and curves
- ↑Protection and protectors
- ↑Protective clothing
- ↑Protruding and sticking out
- ↑Providing and serving meals
- ↑Providing weapons or taking weapons away
- ↑Proving and disproving
- ↑Public buildings
- ↑Public entertainment venues
- ↑Publishing
- ↑Puddings, desserts and ices
- ↑Pulling
- ↑Punctuation
- ↑Punishing and punishments
- ↑Punishing by causing pain
- ↑Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
- ↑Pursuing
- ↑Pushing and shoving
- ↑Putting clothes on
- ↑Putting people in prison
- ↑Puzzle and confuse
- ↑Qualifications in higher education