Synonyms for countdown
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kount-doun |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn |
Définition of countdown
Origin :- 1953, American English, in early use especially of launches of rockets or missiles, from count (v.) + down.
- noun final preparation
- Although attentive, he was not tense, even during the countdown.
- Extract from : « Subspace Survivors » by E. E. Smith
- It was like the countdown for a rocket firing, Rick thought.
- Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- The next night, the big news was the countdown in process at Canaveral to put a functioning "dome" on the moon.
- Extract from : « Prologue to an Analogue » by Leigh Richmond
- He hoped the launching crew had gotten their fingers frozen off while they were going through the countdown.
- Extract from : « Pushbutton War » by Joseph P. Martino
- By agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.
- Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- During my countdown of five seconds you will build up to the greatest possible potential.
- Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
- From the loud-speaker atop the massive block-house came the countdown.
- Extract from : « Make Mine Homogenized » by Rick Raphael
- I strap down on the couch which fills half the compartment, countdown begins and at zero the floor is suddenly down once more.
- Extract from : « The Lost Kafoozalum » by Pauline Ashwell
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