countdown
కౌంట్ డౌన్
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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.
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The final 'countdown' has begun for the release of the latest instalment in the adventures of storybook wizard Harry Potter.
A 'countdown' is displayed over the grenade, and you see the exact trajectory it will take.
A computer monitor ran a 'countdown' silently, reading ‘3: 40,’ and was dropping fast.
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.
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.
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.
Libraries across North Wiltshire will resound with festive cheer in the 'countdown' to Christmas with a series of special events for children.
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.
We are fast approaching the 'countdown' to our big event.
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.
The 'countdown' on the screen was now at twenty seconds.
From behind me Ben shouted out a 'countdown' , and then began his eight beat introduction.
Allison smiled as she watched the five-minute 'countdown' activate on the monitor.
When all of these steps have been completed, a complete dress rehearsal of the final days of the 'countdown' and liftoff is conducted.
The 'countdown' was stopped when a problem was detected in the computer dialogue between the control center and the launcher.
a key toggles the 'countdown' on and off
The 'countdown' will resume at the beginning of next week.
When I surfaced, I heard the 'countdown' beginning from ten.
The White House stood shrouded in weekend quiet, but the 'countdown' to war was continuing.
The computer beeped a 'countdown' from five to zero, and wooden spheres appeared and swooped down to try to hit the user.
The best is a digital 'countdown' timer, but any watch or one-minute hand timer will do.
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
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.
As the 'countdown' reached zero he fully squeezed the trigger.
In Florida today, NASA beginning its 'countdown' for the first space shuttle launch since the Columbia disaster more than two years ago.
Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
The 'countdown' has started for teachers from around the United States striving to become permanent members of NASA's Astronaut Corps.
The 'countdown' has begun for Atlantis to lift off Thursday.
Everybody was waiting: a digital clock overhead marked the minutes, repeated the 'countdown' from 15 to the moment of decision.
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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