Definitions

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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"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

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

Gagarin and Titov were driven to the launch pad.

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