Countdown Definition

kountdoun
noun
The schedule of operations just before the firing of a rocket, the detonation of an explosive device, etc.; also, the counting off, in reverse order, of units of time in such a schedule.
Webster's New World

The checks and preparations carried out during this activity.

American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • hold
  • launch procedure
  • final preparations
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
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Noun

Singular:
countdown
Plural:
countdowns

Origin of Countdown

Countdown Sentence Examples

  • She watched him enter a code and a countdown begin, and guessed he was destroying the comms center.

  • The clock above gives the countdown to the new season.

  • To display countdown to a specific date (past or future) use the parameter cdt to specify the target date.

  • The countdown to the next era of multimedia presentations is now over.

  • It is an initiative to challenge the oil industry throughout the 100 day countdown to Kyoto climate conference in december 1997.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOU

Words Ending With

NWNOWN

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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