Meaning

2 senses
  1. The surface or structure from which a launch is made.

    Startrampe, Abschussrampe

    ста́ртовая площа́дкаstártovaja ploščádka, ста́ртовая платфо́рмаstártovaja platfórma, пусково́й столpuskovój stol

    ста́ртовий майда́нчикstártovyj majdánčyk

  2. (figuratively)A starting point.

More definitions
  • a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

Examples

8 sentences
  1. The test damaged the launch pad.

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  2. The rocket exploded on the launch pad.

    ruРакета взорвалась на стартовой площадке.

    deDie Rakete ist auf der Startrampe explodiert.

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  3. The film served as a launching pad.

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  4. The rockets were fired from a launching pad.

    deDie Raketen wurden von einer Abschussrampe abgefeuert.

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  5. The rocket landed successfully on the launch pad.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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the surface from which a launch is made:
Русский
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the surface from which a launch is made:
Deutsch
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the surface from which a launch is made:

Forms

plural: launch pads

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

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