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launch area

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Noun1.launch area - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launchedlaunch area - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, pad
platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
launching site - a place for launching pads
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NASA's weather's service is hoping that the sea breeze will push the storm system away from the launch area ahead of takeoff, which has happened on previous occasions.
Storm could halt Endeavour launch: NASA by AFP / AFP American Edition
NASA's weather's service is hoping that the sea breeze will push the storm system away from the launch area ahead of takeoff, which has happened on previous occasions.
Storm could halt Endeavour launch: NASA by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Bussed each morning from inner-city Baltimore to either Patapsco Valley State Park or Gunpowder Falls State Park, 145 students worked on various projects, such as turning unused buildings into small nature centers, building sheds, restoring camping pads and canoe launch areas, and collecting trash.
Leave it better: unlikely stewards: on the outskirts of Baltimore, ... by Parks & Recreation
 
 
 
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