launching pad
Missile departure point
A launching pad is a platform from which rockets or spacecraft are launched, equipped with the support structures needed for liftoff.
Figuratively, anything that serves as a starting point for advancement: The internship was a launching pad for her career.
Also spelled as one word: launchpad.
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- blastoffRocket launch moment
- missionPurpose-driven task
spacecraft · shuttle · orbit · propulsion · thrust · booster · payload · trajectory
Flexible platform for jumping
- starting pointPlace of commencement
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
origin · kickoff · gateway · baseline · threshold · groundwork · stepping stone · catalyst
Sloped connecting surface
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- standUpright support structure
- pedestalSupport for statuary
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
framework · stage · support · mount · gantry · structure · elevation · deck
Flexible platform for jumping
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
first job · promotion · networking · exposure · credential · stepping stone · big break · audition
Controlled warming enclosure
- startupNew business enterprise
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- ventureRisky new undertaking
entrepreneurship · seed funding · pitch · pilot · beta · proof of concept · MVP · disruption
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
mission · spacecraft · shuttle · orbit · propulsion · thrust · booster · payload · trajectory · ignition
springboard
Flexible platform for jumping
- starting pointPlace of commencement
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- genesisPoint of creation
inception · origin · kickoff · gateway · baseline · threshold · groundwork · stepping stone · catalyst · jumpstart
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
scaffold · framework · stage · support · mount · gantry · structure · elevation · deck
springboard
Flexible platform for jumping
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
internship · first job · promotion · networking · exposure · credential · stepping stone · big break · audition · debut
incubator
Controlled warming enclosure
- startupNew business enterprise
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
venture · entrepreneurship · seed funding · pitch · pilot · beta · proof of concept · MVP · disruption · brainstorming
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- stepping stonesspringboard, foothold, gateway, first step, starting point
- attachmentsecure attachment, attachment style, attachment styles, attachment theory, secure base
- places of originhomeland, birthplace, motherland, fatherland, hometown
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
launching padlanding zone
Designated arrival surface
landing pad · landing site · landing strip · recovery zone · destination
launching paddead end
Passage without outlet
stumbling block · obstacle · roadblock · graveyard · trap
launching paddead end
Passage without outlet
dead-end job · glass ceiling · stumbling block · retirement home · last stop
launch, padding, padded, launching, launched, launches, launcher, launchers, launchpad