Meanings
plural launch pads · alternative launchpad
- The surface or structure from which a launch is made.
- figurativelyA starting point.
1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan plataforma de llançament
- plataforma de llançamentthe surface from which a launch is made
Chinese Mandarin 發射臺 /发射台, 發射站 /发射站
- 發射臺 /发射台 (fāshètái)the surface from which a launch is made
- 發射站 /发射站 (fāshèzhàn)the surface from which a launch is made
Danish affyringsrampe, afskydningsrampe
- affyringsrampethe surface from which a launch is made
- afskydningsrampethe surface from which a launch is made
Finnish laukaisualusta
- laukaisualustathe surface from which a launch is made
French aire de lancement, rampe de lancement
- aire de lancementthe surface from which a launch is made
- rampe de lancementthe surface from which a launch is made
German Startrampe, Abschussrampe
- Startrampethe surface from which a launch is made
- Abschussrampethe surface from which a launch is made
Hindi प्रक्षेपण स्थल
- प्रक्षेपण स्थल (prakṣepaṇ sthal)the surface from which a launch is made
Hungarian rakétaindító állvány, indítóállvány
- rakétaindító állványthe surface from which a launch is made
- indítóállványthe surface from which a launch is made
- indítóállásthe surface from which a launch is made
- kilövőplatformthe surface from which a launch is made
- kilövőállásthe surface from which a launch is made
- rakétaindítóthe surface from which a launch is made
- rakétakilövőthe surface from which a launch is made
Indonesian landasan peluncuran
- landasan peluncuranthe surface from which a launch is made
Irish ceap lainseála, ionad lainseála
- ceap lainseálathe surface from which a launch is made
- ionad lainseálathe surface from which a launch is made
Italian piattaforma di lancio, rampa di lancio
- piattaforma di lanciothe surface from which a launch is made
- rampa di lanciothe surface from which a launch is made
Japanese 発射台
- 発射台 (hasshadai)the surface from which a launch is made
Korean 발사대
- 발사대 (balsadae)the surface from which a launch is made
Polish wyrzutnia rakietowa
- wyrzutnia rakietowathe surface from which a launch is made
Romanian rampă de lansare
- rampă de lansarethe surface from which a launch is made
Russian ста́ртовая площа́дка, ста́ртовая платфо́рма
- ста́ртовая площа́дка (stártovaja ploščádka)the surface from which a launch is made
- ста́ртовая платфо́рма (stártovaja platfórma)the surface from which a launch is made
- пусково́й стол (puskovój stol)the surface from which a launch is made
Spanish plataforma de lanzamiento
- plataforma de lanzamientothe surface from which a launch is made
Swedish startramp, startplatta
- startrampthe surface from which a launch is made
- startplattathe surface from which a launch is made
Tagalog bunsuran
- bunsuranthe surface from which a launch is made
Thai แท่นปล่อยจรวด, ฐานปล่อยจรวด
- แท่นปล่อยจรวดthe surface from which a launch is made
- ฐานปล่อยจรวดthe surface from which a launch is made
Turkish fırlatma rampası
- fırlatma rampasıthe surface from which a launch is made
Ukrainian ста́ртовий майда́нчик
- ста́ртовий майда́нчик (stártovyj majdánčyk)the surface from which a launch is made
Vietnamese bệ phóng
- bệ phóngthe surface from which a launch is made
Welsh safle lansio
- safle lansiothe surface from which a launch is made
Cite this entry
launch pad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launch%20pad
“launch pad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launch%20pad. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “launch pad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launch%20pad.
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