launchpad
noun
launch·pad
ˈlȯnch-ˌpad 
ˈlänch-
Examples of launchpad in a Sentence
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The launchpad also was damaged on blastoff — sending debris flying across nearly 400 acres.
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
This is a terrific launchpad for a series that fits in CBS’s particular crime-procedural wheelhouse.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
Knock Down the House, Boys State and a new era in doc deals (2019)
Sundance had always been a launchpad for Oscar winning docs, but non-fiction titles rarely fetched the price tags of their narrative counterparts.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
For now, that leaves Air Base 201, which once served as a broader launchpad for monitoring activities of armed groups in north, west and even Central Africa, in limbo.
—Eric Schmitt Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
The force of the rocket blew up its launchpad and sent debris flying into the Texas shoreline.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
In its first flight, back in April, the craft’s engines failed and the force of the rocket blew up its launchpad and sent debris into the Texas shoreline.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
The rocket will now undergo a week of testing at the launchpad.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
It’s been a launchpad for several careers, from nature photographer Clyde Butcher to pop artist Romero Britto.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
This is a terrific launchpad for a series that fits in CBS’s particular crime-procedural wheelhouse.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
Knock Down the House, Boys State and a new era in doc deals (2019)
Sundance had always been a launchpad for Oscar winning docs, but non-fiction titles rarely fetched the price tags of their narrative counterparts.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
For now, that leaves Air Base 201, which once served as a broader launchpad for monitoring activities of armed groups in north, west and even Central Africa, in limbo.
—Eric Schmitt Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
The force of the rocket blew up its launchpad and sent debris flying into the Texas shoreline.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
In its first flight, back in April, the craft’s engines failed and the force of the rocket blew up its launchpad and sent debris into the Texas shoreline.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
The rocket will now undergo a week of testing at the launchpad.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
It’s been a launchpad for several careers, from nature photographer Clyde Butcher to pop artist Romero Britto.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
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launchpad
noun
launch·pad
ˈlȯnch-ˌpad
ˈlänch-
: a nonflammable platform from which a rocket can be launched
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