Noun
a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
Source: WordNetWhat I think happens, and that you have to acknowledge though, is that a director uses a book as a launching pad for his own work and that's always very flattering. Katherine Dunn
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. Denis Waitley
[Hugo Chávez is] going to make Venezuela a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent... he is an out-of-control dictator... a dangerous enemy to our south, controlling a huge pool of oil that could hurt us very badly. Pat Robertson
We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism. John R. Allen
Is the role of county commissioner often a launching pad for a bigger elected position? Source: Internet
Al-Kiswah is used by the IRGC for multiple military purposes and as a launching pad for drone operations, according to experts. Source: Internet