launch pad

/ˌlɔntʃ ˈpæd/
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Other forms: launch pads

Definitions of launch pad
  1. noun
    a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
    synonyms: launch area, launching pad, launchpad, pad
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    type of:
    platform
    a raised horizontal surface
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