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Definition of Launchpad
1. Noun. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.
Exact synonyms: Launch Area, Launch Pad, Launching Pad, Pad
Generic synonyms: Platform
Group relationships: Launching Site
Generic synonyms: Platform
Group relationships: Launching Site
Definition of Launchpad
1. Noun. The surface or structure from which a launch is made. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Launchpad
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Launchpad
Literary usage of Launchpad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Focus on Responsible Supply by OECD Staff, Oecd, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (2002)
"The European Commission has produced a Green Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility,
a launchpad for a discussion that aims at the formulation of ..."
2. Atlantic Canada by Benoit Prieur (2002)
"Its geographical location led it to play a major commercial and military role,
the city serving as a launchpad for virtually all ..."
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