countdown
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definition
noun
the launch crews would begin their final countdown
an act of counting numerals in reverse order to zero, especially to time the last seconds before the launching of a rocket or missile.
example
I will never employ any device with a digital 'countdown' .
the launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
While people are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, the 'countdown' to war is inexorably proceeding.
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
the 'countdown' to your holiday
The mental 'countdown' continued in his head: four, three, two, one.
So far he's been seen baiting the crowd with false information, and leading them in a 'countdown' from 10 to zero for no apparent reason.
Living as I do in mainland Europe, every day of the past few months has been a 'countdown' to the Euro.
Everyone leaned forward in anticipation as the final 'countdown' began.
More and more of a crowd began to enter the room, stuffing the whole area and turning it into a claustrophobic matchbox as the final 'countdown' began.
Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
Everybody was waiting: a digital clock overhead marked the minutes, repeated the 'countdown' from 15 to the moment of decision.
With the holiday period drawing to a close, for many today will be their final 24 hours free from the toils of labour, before a return to work and the seemingly perpetual 'countdown' to the summer holiday.
But, as the 'countdown' to a possible war continues, the views of a politician who argues against war, under any circumstances, provide a different perspective on the debate.
As the 'countdown' reached zero he fully squeezed the trigger.
When all of these steps have been completed, a complete dress rehearsal of the final days of the 'countdown' and liftoff is conducted.
The 'countdown' was stopped when a problem was detected in the computer dialogue between the control center and the launcher.
After her first attempt to crack the code failed (she guessed it), the 'countdown' appeared on the clock's display.
As the 'countdown' to war continues Britain can be expected to contribute at least 12,000 troops as well as RAF, Navy and Special Forces units.
The 'countdown' will resume at the beginning of next week.
Cycling is a sport obsessed with numbers and as the 'countdown' to next year's Commonwealth Games gathers momentum, such figures come into sharper focus.
A computer monitor ran a 'countdown' silently, reading ‘3: 40,’ and was dropping fast.
With just 12 weeks to go until the Oscars, the Los Angeles Film Critics' Association awards mark the start of the 'countdown' to the showpiece event.
Initial data analysis performed last night showed that the 'countdown' , engine ignition and initial phase of flight were normal.
He was forced to redraft this advice as the 'countdown' to war continued.
A series of meetings will take place Thursday to discuss the problem and determine the steps necessary to get back into the launch 'countdown' .
The computer beeped a 'countdown' from five to zero, and wooden spheres appeared and swooped down to try to hit the user.
The 'countdown' has begun for the launch of the latest reality TV show from Endemol, the makers of Big Brother, and this really could be the one to end them all.
The US space agency NASA began its 'countdown' Saturday for tomorrow's rescheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
To commemorate the closing of Veterans Stadium, the Phillies are displaying a 'countdown' banner on the out field wall that shows how many home games remain.
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