launch site

[lɔːntʃ saɪt]
nounpl: launch sites
base de lançamento
1. A facility or location from which rockets, missiles, or spacecraft are launched into space or the atmosphere
The launch site at Cape Canaveral is one of the most famous in the world.
A base de lançamento em Cabo Canaveral é uma das mais famosas do mundo.
2. A designated area equipped with facilities and infrastructure necessary for launching vehicles or projectiles
Engineers inspected the launch site before the scheduled rocket deployment.
Os engenheiros inspecionaram a base de lançamento antes do lançamento programado do foguete.
The term is primarily used in aerospace, military, and scientific contexts. In Brazil, with growing interest in space exploration and the presence of international space agencies, the term 'base de lançamento' has become increasingly familiar to the general public, especially following events like international space missions and news coverage of agencies like NASA and SpaceX.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
launch padlaunch facilityspaceportlaunch complex
Antonyms / Antônimos
landing siterecovery zone

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
base de lançamento
Most common term used in Brazilian Portuguese for aerospace contexts
São Paulo
base de lançamento
Standard usage in technical and scientific communities
Rio de Janeiro
base de lançamento
Used in both formal and informal contexts
Portugal
local de lançamento or plataforma de lançamento
Portuguese variant; 'plataforma' is also commonly used in European Portuguese

Related Words

rocketspacecraftmissilecountdownmission controltrajectory

Related Idioms & Phrases

cleared for launch from the launch site
stand down the launch site
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