launchpad

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a special area from which spacecraft or missiles are sent into the sky:

The rocket blew up on the launch pad.

Spy satellites glimpsed the missile on the launchpad.

something that provides you with the opportunity to follow a particular plan of action:

Forty-five Japanese companies chose Wales as their European launch pad.

launch pad for Some people see her memoirs as a launch pad for a presidential bid.

a special area from which rockets or missiles are sent up into the air