Countdown

Quick meaning: Countdown is a noun meaning (astronautics) A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.

Meaning

(astronautics) A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.

More Meanings

1. (astronautics) The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
2. (nonstandard) To count down.
3. (radio, television) A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order and ending with the number one song.

Example Sentences

Whole families stood gawking at the massive statue, countdowning the five remaining minutes to the big one.

Time measures itself out in a series of diminishing peristaltic ticks, countdowning slowly towards the miracle of Ignition.

This was accomplished in the old system by polling a software variable representing the number of prebleach bin and issuing a software command to trigger the AOM once the variable has countdowned to zero.

Word Forms

• countdowns
• count down
• count-down
• countdowning
• countdowned

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clock, radio, debiting, count, bottom, last.

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