countdown
ਪੁੱਠੀ
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
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
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.
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.
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.
He was forced to redraft this advice as the 'countdown' to war continued.
As the 'countdown' reached zero he fully squeezed the trigger.
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.
Once the 'countdown' reached zero the cart began to move, accelerating rather rapidly.
After her first attempt to crack the code failed (she guessed it), the 'countdown' appeared on the clock's display.
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.
the launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
All the while, we watch as a nuclear bomb starts a 'countdown' to zero.
While people are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, the 'countdown' to war is inexorably proceeding.
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.
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.
From behind me Ben shouted out a 'countdown' , and then began his eight beat introduction.
Everybody was waiting: a digital clock overhead marked the minutes, repeated the 'countdown' from 15 to the moment of decision.
Libraries across North Wiltshire will resound with festive cheer in the 'countdown' to Christmas with a series of special events for children.
He pressed the command conformation key, but the 'countdown' didn't cease to stop.
The US space agency NASA began its 'countdown' Saturday for tomorrow's rescheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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.
The 'countdown' will resume at the beginning of next week.
The White House stood shrouded in weekend quiet, but the 'countdown' to war was continuing.
A 'countdown' is displayed over the grenade, and you see the exact trajectory it will take.
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?
I notice a digital 'countdown' projected below the Napoleon-guy: 1.69, and quickly descending.
The mental 'countdown' continued in his head: four, three, two, one.
Initial data analysis performed last night showed that the 'countdown' , engine ignition and initial phase of flight were normal.
The 'countdown' has begun for Atlantis to lift off Thursday.
I will never employ any device with a digital 'countdown' .
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