launch pad
noun/ˈlɔːntʃ pæd/
/ˈlɔːntʃ pæd/
(also launching pad)
- 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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