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launchpad Definition

launch·pad (lônc̸h′pad′)

noun

  1. the platform from which a rocket, guided missile, etc. is launched
  2. Informal launching pad (sense )

launchpad Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • provide: Kuwait, which provided a launchpad for US troops heading to Baghdad, also borders Iraq.
  • become: Misys then bought out the remaining stake and Countrywide became a launchpad for Misys ' ambitions in the IFA industry.
  • contact: Otherwise contact Creative Launchpad on 0121 224 7375, or fill in your details on the form below.

Preposition: for

  • career: Contestants who appeared in the first series have used it as a launchpad for a media career.

Adjective modifier

  • creative: You must register with Creative Launchpad for each seminar you wish to attend.
  • subject: Pinakes: a subject launchpad A guide to the major subject gateways to information on the internet.
  • ideal: With the Ferryport just 2 minutes away, the Cranbourne Hotel is the ideal launchpad to the continent.

Noun used with modifier

  • agency: Oxenbury also received the £ 5,000 Colin Mears Award which she donated to the library agency Launchpad.
  • library: Oxenbury also received the £ 5,000 Colin Mears Award which she donated to the library agency Launchpad.
  • chromosome: Human Genome Project; Human chromosome launchpad The Human Chromosome Launchpad provides links to research resources for each human chromosome.