launching rack
Example Sentences
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Frequently, on a deserted stretch of Staten Island, N. Y., just after dawn, the members place a hopeful model in the launching rack.
From Time Magazine Archive
An hour later Dirrul boarded the battered antiquated space cargo carrier on the launching rack at Barney's emergency field.
From The Instant of Now by Cox, Irving E.
Somewhere above them, Tom could hear the low-pitched rumble of a scout-ship blasting from its launching rack.
From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn
Gently, watching the instruments, he tested bow and stern rockets, matching fore and aft forces delicately, tentatively increasing stern thrust until the craft barely stirred in its silicone-greased, magnetized launching rack.
From Fly By Night by Savage, Arthur Dekker
Skilfully Doc maneuvered the ship into the launching rack.
From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn
