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launch pad

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The meaning (definition) of the word launch pad

the flat place where a rocket blasts off into the sky

The word launch pad used in a sentence

The rocket sits on the launch pad before takeoff.

The plural of the word launch pad

launch pads

How the word launch pad is said around the world

Frenchrampe de lancement (rahnp duh lahnsmahn)
Spanishplataforma de lanzamiento (plahtahfohrmah thay lahnthahmyentoh)
Mandarin发射台 (fā shè tái)
Hindiलांच पैड (lahnky paird)
Arabicمنصة الإطلاق (meenahssah ahleetlahk)
Russianстартовая площадка (startovaia ploshchadka)
Portuguese (EU)plataforma de lançamento (pluhtuhfawruhmuh di luhnngsuhmayngtuu)
Portuguese (BR)plataforma de lançamento (plahtahfawruhma jew luhnngsamayngtuu)
Japanese発射台 (hasshadai)
GermanStartrampe (shtahrtrahmpuh)
Urduلانچ پیڈ (lahnky payd)
Punjabiਲਾਂਚ ਪੈਡ (lahnky ped)
Korean발사대 (balsadae)
Hebrewמשטח שיגור
Greekεξέδρα εκτόξευσης (exedra ektoxeuses)
Dutchlanceerplatform (lahnseerplahtfawrm)
Tagaloglunsaran (loonsahrahn)
Vietnamesebệ phóng (bay fawurng)
Turkishfırlatma rampası (furlahtmah rahmpahsu)
Persianسکوی پرتاب (sahkooyay pahrtahb)
Polishplatforma startowa (plahtfawrmah stahrtawvah)
Ukrainianстартовий майданчик (startovyy maydanchyk)
Bengaliলঞ্চ প্যাড (lawnchaw pad)
Swedishstartplatta (stahtplahtah)
Italianpiattaforma di lancio (pyahtahfohrmah di lahnchoh)

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