Usage of "launch pad"

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Specific location from which rockets are launched.

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A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

Usage of launch pad in English

Afghanistan could once again serve as a launch pad for terrorism attacks. 
 Reuters 

I'm facing the wrong way, towards the launch pad not the exit. 
 The half life of stars: a novel 

However, the rocket exploded on the launch pad and destroyed the satellite. 
 Radio NZ 

Congress historically has not been a good launch pad for the presidency. 
 Reuters 

The vehicle exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests. 
 The Irish Times 

That missile disintegrated less than a minute after leaving the launch pad. 
 Wired 

It then returned to the center of the launch pad at touchdown. 
 Wired 

Expected challenges from Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson never left the launch pad. 
 Radio NZ 

Both sites are operated by the government, and SpaceX leases the launch pad. 
 Wired 

It showed passengers boarding a boat which takes them to a launch pad. 
 The South African 

It is also a launch pad for warplanes conducting refuelling missions over Afghanistan. 
 Reuters 

Another is how our military finally got off the launch pad. 
 Wired 

But there was the bus, waiting to take us to the launch pad. 
 An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 

Its launch pad was a Texas cattle ranch, not NASA's picture-perfect Cape Canaveral. 
 Wired 

It shows the Falcon 9 rocket vertical on the launch pad in California. 
 The South African 

Daniel's father took the binoculars and trained his eyes on the launch pad. 
 The half life of stars: a novel 

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Meanings of launch pad in English