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Noun: launchpad  'lonch,pad
  1. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
    "The rocket stood ready on the launchpad";
    - launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad

Derived forms: launch pads, launchpads

Type of: platform

Part of: launching site

Encyclopedia: Launchpad