launch pad

NOUN

platform for vehicle launch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

launching pad

WEAK

firing table launching platform launching rack rocket platform

Example Sentences

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That means that until the launch pad is rebuilt and re-certified, Blue Origin has no way to fly its largest rocket - and analysts expect that to take months, not weeks.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

After launch, engineers carried out a thorough review of the launch pad and mobile launcher systems.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Instead, you’re meant to feel like you’re standing on a launch pad outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

At the moment of liftoff, Catherine was with her children and the other astronauts' families near the launch pad in Florida.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

When everything looked O.K., the clamps holding us to the launch pad were released, and we were on our way.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins