launching pad

location from which items are dispatched into the air (i.e. spaceships, satellites, rockets, etc.)

A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecrafts liftoff. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch. Most service structures can be moved or rotated to a safe distance. The umbilical structure has propellent loading, gas, power, and communication links to the launch vehicle. The launch vehicle sits atop of the launch platform, which has the flame deflection structure to withstand the intense heat and load generated by rocket engines during liftoff.
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Noun
1. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
(synonym) launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad
(hypernym) platform
(part-holonym) launching site

Synonyms and related words:
Mark, balcony, bazooka, calliope, catafalque, dais, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, hedgehog, heliport, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launch pad, launching platform, launching tube, mousetrap, platform, podium, projector, pulpit, rostrum, silo, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune
  

launching pad /'lɔ:ntʃiɳ'pæd/ (launching_ramp) /'lɔ:ntʃiɳ'ræmp/ (launch_pad) /'lɔ:ntʃ'pæd/
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