launch pad
Example Sentences
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A 74-run partnership with Nilakshika de Silva gave Sri Lanka a solid launch pad, before another collapse saw six wickets fall for 28 run.
From Barron's
He will be welcoming the success after three Starship launches ended in failure this year, and one rocket exploded on the launch pad in June.
From BBC
Its list of targets, which includes military bases, missile launch pads and factories, is now widening to economic and oil facilities.
From BBC
But being the best club team in the world “is like a launch pad. It’s just incredible the exposure you’ve got.”
From Los Angeles Times
The New Shepard rocket is designed to be fully reusable and its booster returns to the launch pad for vertical landings after each flight, reducing overall costs.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
