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launching pad

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launching pad [′lȯnch·iŋ ‚pad]
(aerospace engineering)
launch pad


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25 3/4--the level that served as a launching pad for a strong rally the week of May 8.
Grains, hogs slide; cattle keep moving higher by Pro Farmer
The festival, celebrating its 30th anniversary, served as a launching pad for several other films of gay interest, from high-profile--Brokeback Mountain, Breakfast on Pluto, and Capote-to under the radar.
Toronto Film Festival by Ferber, Lawrence / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
But a rare Wells-allowed homer in another California League launching pad just 60 miles across the desert floor turned out to be decisive in a 13-10 JetHawks loss to the High Desert Mavericks in front of 3,899 at Mavericks Stadium.
WELLS GIVES UP RARE, DECISIVE HOME RUN IN LOSS HIGH DESERT 13, ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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