countdown
ಕೌಂಟ್ಡೌನ್
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.
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I will never employ any device with a digital 'countdown' .
But there's a lot of pressure at the moment with the 'countdown' to this UN deadline, also to try and resolve the issue of peacekeepers as well.
The computer beeped a 'countdown' from five to zero, and wooden spheres appeared and swooped down to try to hit the user.
When I surfaced, I heard the 'countdown' beginning from ten.
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.
The White House stood shrouded in weekend quiet, but the 'countdown' to war was continuing.
Chris was standing with Chrissy on his arm, both of them watching the large digital 'countdown' clock, which read five minutes.
He was forced to redraft this advice as the 'countdown' to war continued.
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.
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.
In the 'countdown' to Christmas a host of events are planned, including a new Children's Fair from November 18 to 20 in and around Parliament Street.
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.
Recently, the impregnable force field surrounding this device began to display a 'countdown' clock that suggested it would deliver its message at noon yesterday.
The 'countdown' on the screen was now at twenty seconds.
This should serve as a timely warning to all as the 'countdown' to Hallowe'en continues.
As the 'countdown' reached zero he fully squeezed the trigger.
a key toggles the 'countdown' on and off
The final 'countdown' has begun for the release of the latest instalment in the adventures of storybook wizard Harry Potter.
We are fast approaching the 'countdown' to our big event.
To follow the launch 'countdown' and the post-launch events watch the live webcam from the mission control room and follow our simplified launch status table in the attached link.
He pressed the command conformation key, but the 'countdown' didn't cease to stop.
The 'countdown' was stopped when a problem was detected in the computer dialogue between the control center and the launcher.
it is hard to imagine the 'countdown' to war continuing without an intensification of diplomacy
The 'countdown' will resume at the beginning of next week.
the launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
In Florida today, NASA beginning its 'countdown' for the first space shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster more than two years ago.
When all of these steps have been completed, a complete dress rehearsal of the final days of the 'countdown' and liftoff is conducted.
A 'countdown' is displayed over the grenade, and you see the exact trajectory it will take.
the missiles' launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
A convoy of lorries was seen heading towards B - 52 bombers at RAF Fairford yesterday as the 'countdown' to war in Iraq entered its final hours.
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