Definition of "launchpads" [launchpads]

• Plural form of launchpad. (noun)

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• "Keeping the shuttle flying beyond its intended retirement date would also risk diverting manpower, money, equipment and facilities such as launchpads and assembly plants away from Constellation, causing further slippage."
• "When the Soviets were discovered constructing nuclear launchpads in Cuba, President Kennedy imposed a blockade and it seemed that war threatened."
• "A central aim was to create more launchpads for discussion."