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

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

"We're going to run 32 consecutive marathons in 32 days but I wanted to use the London Marathon as a launch pad and get as many eyes and ears across our story," he continued.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 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

Gagarin rode an elevator 150 feet up to the top of the launch pad.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin