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Definition of launch pad noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

launch pad

noun
 
/ˈlɔːntʃ pæd/
 
/ˈlɔːntʃ pæd/
(also launching pad)
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  1. a platform from which a spacecraft, etc. is sent into the sky
    • (figurative) She regards the job as a launch pad for her career in the media.
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