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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The first rehearsal, which took place in early February, ended early because of a hydrogen fuel leak at the launch pad.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

In that case, parents should think of their 2025 income-tax return as the launch pad.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Traveling at a top speed of just 0.82 mph, the crawler moved the massive Moon rocket steadily toward the launch pad.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

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 • Oct. 20, 2025

Korolev walked alongside the train tracks as the flatcar moved slowly, gently, from the hangar to the launch pad.

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