Dictionary

launch pad en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔːntʃ.pæd/ (UK)
• /ˈlɑntʃ.pæd/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlɔntʃ.pæd/ (US)

Meanings

1. The surface or structure from which a launch is made.
2. (figuratively) A starting point.
   • Unfortunately, she has used the attack as a launch pad for a bizarre and undercooked exercise in rhetorical bothsidesism, in which she argues that American Jews should be just as worried about college students who overzealously criticize Israel as they are about the aspiring Einsatzgruppen who shoot up shuls. 2019 September 6, Jordan Weissman, “How Not to Fight Anti-Semitism”, in Slate:

Forms

Relateds

launch center · pad · launch vehicle · launch site · launch · launch complex · launch centre · launcher

Translations (46)

sv startramp (the surface from which a launch is made) · ro rampă de lansare (the surface from which a launch is made) · hi प्रक्षेपण स्थल (the surface from which a launch is made) · ru ста́ртовая площа́дка (the surface from which a launch is made) · ka გამშვები პლატფორმა (the surface from which a launch is made) · cmn 發射臺 /发射台 (the surface from which a launch is made) · ja 発射台 (the surface from which a launch is made) · ka სასტარტო პლატფორმა (the surface from which a launch is made) · ga ceap lainseála (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu rakétaindító (the surface from which a launch is made) · ka სასტარტო ბაქანი (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu rakétaindító állvány (the surface from which a launch is made) · ru ста́ртовая платфо́рма (the surface from which a launch is made) · ko 발사대 (the surface from which a launch is made) · cmn 發射站 /发射站 (the surface from which a launch is made) · id landasan peluncuran (the surface from which a launch is made) · ru пусково́й стол (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu kilövőplatform (the surface from which a launch is made) · ga ionad lainseála (the surface from which a launch is made) · it piattaforma di lancio (the surface from which a launch is made) · de Startrampe (the surface from which a launch is made) · th แท่นปล่อยจรวด (the surface from which a launch is made) · tl bunsuran (the surface from which a launch is made) · es plataforma de lanzamiento (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu indítóállvány (the surface from which a launch is made) · cy safle lansio (the surface from which a launch is made) · ca plataforma de llançament (the surface from which a launch is made) · pl wyrzutnia rakietowa (the surface from which a launch is made) · uk ста́ртовий майда́нчик (the surface from which a launch is made) · fr rampe de lancement (the surface from which a launch is made) · de Abschussrampe (the surface from which a launch is made) · sv startplatta (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu indítóállás (the surface from which a launch is made) · da affyringsrampe (the surface from which a launch is made) · ka სასტარტო მოედანი (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu kilövőállás (the surface from which a launch is made) · da afskydningsrampe (the surface from which a launch is made) · ka გამშვები ბაქანი (the surface from which a launch is made) · th ฐานปล่อยจรวด (the surface from which a launch is made) · tr fırlatma rampası (the surface from which a launch is made) · fr aire de lancement (the surface from which a launch is made) · ka გამშვები მოედანი (the surface from which a launch is made) · hu rakétakilövő (the surface from which a launch is made) · it rampa di lancio (the surface from which a launch is made) · fi laukaisualusta (the surface from which a launch is made) · vi bệ phóng (the surface from which a launch is made)