noun
launch pad; launching pad
Refers to the physical platform or facility from which rockets, missiles, or spacecraft are launched. Also used metaphorically for a starting point or springboard.
ロケットは発射台から打ち上げられた。
The rocket was launched from the launch pad.
このプロジェクトを成功への発射台にしたい。
I want to make this project a launching pad for success.
Compound of 発射 (launch, firing) and 台 (platform, stand).