launchpad Definition

launch pad, launching pad, pad, launch area, ramp, springboard, spaceport, launch, launcher, spaceship, cosmodrome, rocket, catapult, blastoff, platform, liftoff, spacecraft, incubator, stepping stone, intercontinental ballistic missile, shuttle, prelude, beachhead, bridgehead, steppingstone, catalyst, dress rehearsal, counterweight, harbinger, precursor, hub, swansong, fillip, outpost, curtain raiser, bulwark, dampener, focal point, haven, hotbed, impetus, showcase, circumlunar, hotspot, fodder, linchpin, staging, spaceward, backdrop, kickstart, foothold, multistage rocket, hurray, omen, portent, gears, bastion, groundwork, pretext, booster rocket, astronautical, vanguard, beacon, showpiece, mecca, orbit, drogue parachute, gateway, centerpiece, toehold, venue, conduit, geostationary orbit, swan song, casus belli, jodrell bank, fulcrum, stronghold, spark, rocketeer, crucible, counterprogramming, lynchpin, soapbox, goldmine, boon, forerunner, foretaste, ambitions, space, payloads, pinnacle, flashpoint, cannon fodder, touchstone, destination, cornerstone, template, counterbalance, space shuttle,