countdown
കൗണ്ട്ഡൗൺ
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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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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 'countdown' to your holiday
So in the final 'countdown' , how are they doing, and how are their support crews of officials and friends helping out with last minute preparations?
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.
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' has started for teachers from around the United States striving to become permanent members of NASA's Astronaut Corps.
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.
The 'countdown' has begun for Atlantis to lift off Thursday.
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.
From behind me Ben shouted out a 'countdown' , and then began his eight beat introduction.
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.
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.
the missiles' launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
We are fast approaching the 'countdown' to our big event.
In the 'countdown' to war, the aluminium tubes remained in the political spotlight and the fight between the US intelligence agencies was now on in earnest.
The mental 'countdown' continued in his head: four, three, two, one.
After her first attempt to crack the code failed (she guessed it), the 'countdown' appeared on the clock's display.
The final 'countdown' has begun for the release of the latest instalment in the adventures of storybook wizard Harry Potter.
In Florida today, NASA beginning its 'countdown' for the first space shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster more than two years ago.
Allison smiled as she watched the five-minute 'countdown' activate on the monitor.
Once the 'countdown' reached zero the cart began to move, accelerating rather rapidly.
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.
This should serve as a timely warning to all as the 'countdown' to Hallowe'en continues.
The 'countdown' will resume at the beginning of next week.
Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
The eleven o'clock ‘off’ from the City Hall came quickly and with the 'countdown' from ten to zero, the Santas were on their way.
I notice a digital 'countdown' projected below the Napoleon-guy: 1.69, and quickly descending.
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.
When I surfaced, I heard the 'countdown' beginning from ten.
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