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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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.
From behind me Ben shouted out a 'countdown' , and then began his eight beat introduction.
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.
I will never employ any device with a digital 'countdown' .
Everybody was waiting: a digital clock overhead marked the minutes, repeated the 'countdown' from 15 to the moment of decision.
Any pre-launch irregularities noted during a 'countdown' can cause a launch to be aborted.
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 mental 'countdown' continued in his head: four, three, two, one.
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' .
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?
When I surfaced, I heard the 'countdown' beginning from ten.
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 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.
After her first attempt to crack the code failed (she guessed it), the 'countdown' appeared on the clock's display.
The White House stood shrouded in weekend quiet, but the 'countdown' to war was continuing.
The 'countdown' has begun for Atlantis to lift off Thursday.
A computer monitor ran a 'countdown' silently, reading ‘3: 40,’ and was dropping fast.
The US space agency NASA began its 'countdown' Saturday for tomorrow's rescheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
The 'countdown' on the screen was now at twenty seconds.
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.
A clock now marks the 'countdown' to the one-year anniversary.
While people are taking to the streets in unprecedented numbers, the 'countdown' to war is inexorably proceeding.
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.
We are fast approaching the 'countdown' to our big event.
The best is a digital 'countdown' timer, but any watch or one-minute hand timer will do.
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 war, the aluminium tubes remained in the political spotlight and the fight between the US intelligence agencies was now on in earnest.
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.
Allison smiled as she watched the five-minute 'countdown' activate on the monitor.
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