countdown
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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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Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
The best is a digital 'countdown' timer, but any watch or one-minute hand timer will do.
the launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
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.
Once the 'countdown' reached zero the cart began to move, accelerating rather rapidly.
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 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.
When I surfaced, I heard the 'countdown' beginning from ten.
In Florida today, NASA beginning its 'countdown' for the first space shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster more than two years ago.
The 'countdown' has begun for Atlantis to lift off Thursday.
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.
Dr. Kraft worked to develop the 'countdown' , launch, and flight procedures, as well as the design of Mission Control itself at the Cape and later in Houston.
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.
When all of these steps have been completed, a complete dress rehearsal of the final days of the 'countdown' and liftoff is conducted.
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.
The White House stood shrouded in weekend quiet, but the 'countdown' to war was continuing.
The US space agency NASA began its 'countdown' Saturday for tomorrow's rescheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Initial data analysis performed last night showed that the 'countdown' , engine ignition and initial phase of flight were normal.
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.
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.
it is hard to imagine the 'countdown' to war continuing without an intensification of diplomacy
Everyone leaned forward in anticipation as the final 'countdown' began.
A series of meetings will take place Thursday to discuss the problem and determine the steps necessary to get back into the launch 'countdown' .
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
The 'countdown' has started for teachers from around the United States striving to become permanent members of NASA's Astronaut Corps.
Chris was standing with Chrissy on his arm, both of them watching the large digital 'countdown' clock, which read five minutes.
While people are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, the 'countdown' to war is inexorably proceeding.
The mental 'countdown' continued in his head: four, three, two, one.
He pressed the command conformation key, but the 'countdown' didn't cease to stop.
I will never employ any device with a digital 'countdown' .
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