launch pad: Meaning and Definition of

launch' pad"

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  1. the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
  2. something that serves to launch or initiate:Also called He used his legal experience as a launch pad for his career in politics..
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