ALL meanings of launching pad
launch pad
L l - noun launching pad 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. 1
- noun launching pad something that serves to launch or initiate: He used his legal experience as a launch pad for his career in politics. 1
- countable noun launching pad A launching pad is the same as a launch pad. 0
- noun launching pad launchpad (sense 1) 0
- noun launching pad a place, thing, situation, etc. serving as the starting point or providing the impetus for something else 0