countdown
கவுண்டன்
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
the 'countdown' to your holiday
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.
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.
Recently, the impregnable force field surrounding this device began to display a 'countdown' clock that suggested it would deliver its message at noon yesterday.
I notice a digital 'countdown' projected below the Napoleon-guy: 1.69, and quickly descending.
A series of meetings will take place Thursday to discuss the problem and determine the steps necessary to get back into the launch 'countdown' .
it is hard to imagine the 'countdown' to war continuing without an intensification of diplomacy
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.
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.
The 'countdown' will resume at the beginning of next week.
Chris was standing with Chrissy on his arm, both of them watching the large digital 'countdown' clock, which read five minutes.
After her first attempt to crack the code failed (she guessed it), the 'countdown' appeared on the clock's display.
The 'countdown' has started for teachers from around the United States striving to become permanent members of NASA's Astronaut Corps.
I will never employ any device with a digital 'countdown' .
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
Allison smiled as she watched the five-minute 'countdown' activate on the monitor.
Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
This should serve as a timely warning to all as the 'countdown' to Hallowe'en continues.
The final 'countdown' has begun for the release of the latest instalment in the adventures of storybook wizard Harry Potter.
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.
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.
Once the 'countdown' reached zero the cart began to move, accelerating rather rapidly.
While people are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, the 'countdown' to war is inexorably proceeding.
The US space agency NASA began its 'countdown' Saturday for tomorrow's rescheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
All the while, we watch as a nuclear bomb starts a 'countdown' to zero.
As the 'countdown' reached zero he fully squeezed the trigger.
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.
In Florida today, NASA beginning its 'countdown' for the first space shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster more than two years ago.
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 '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.
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