countdown
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definition
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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.
translation of 'countdown'
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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.
Recently, the impregnable force field surrounding this device began to display a 'countdown' clock that suggested it would deliver its message at noon yesterday.
Chris was standing with Chrissy on his arm, both of them watching the large digital 'countdown' clock, which read five minutes.
The final 'countdown' has begun for the release of the latest instalment in the adventures of storybook wizard Harry Potter.
The White House stood shrouded in weekend quiet, but the 'countdown' to war was continuing.
I notice a digital 'countdown' projected below the Napoleon-guy: 1.69, and quickly descending.
We are fast approaching the 'countdown' to our big event.
The 'countdown' has started for teachers from around the United States striving to become permanent members of NASA's Astronaut Corps.
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.
Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
When all of these steps have been completed, a complete dress rehearsal of the final days of the 'countdown' and liftoff is conducted.
All the while, we watch as a nuclear bomb starts a 'countdown' to zero.
the missiles' launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
He was forced to redraft this advice as the 'countdown' to war continued.
The mental 'countdown' continued in his head: four, three, two, one.
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.
Everybody was waiting: a digital clock overhead marked the minutes, repeated the 'countdown' from 15 to the moment of decision.
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
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.
Initial data analysis performed last night showed that the 'countdown' , engine ignition and initial phase of flight were normal.
Living as I do in mainland Europe, every day of the past few months has been a 'countdown' to the Euro.
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.
He pressed the command conformation key, but the 'countdown' didn't cease to stop.
The 'countdown' on the screen was now at twenty seconds.
Allison smiled as she watched the five-minute 'countdown' activate on the monitor.
the launch crews would begin their final 'countdown'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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