- countdown
- [ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn]noun [C]1) the action of counting numbers backwards before something important happens2) the period of time just before an important event
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Countdown to 3 — was a TV special that broadcast on ABC1 to celebrate the opening of the ABC s 3rd channel, dedicated to children s programs, at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 4, 2009. Description After a brief countdown from 10 to 4 and the logo over a stickered… … Wikipedia
countdown — 1953, Amer.Eng., in early use especially of launches of rockets or missiles, from COUNT (Cf. count) (v.) + DOWN (Cf. down) … Etymology dictionary
countdown — ► NOUN 1) an act of counting down to zero, especially before the launch of a rocket. 2) the final moments before a significant event … English terms dictionary
countdown — ☆ countdown [kount′doun΄ ] n. 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 … English World dictionary
Countdown — For other uses, see Countdown (disambiguation). T Minus redirects here. For the Canadian hip hop producer, see T Minus (producer). A countdown is a sequence of counting backward to indicate the seconds, days, or other time units remaining before… … Wikipedia
Countdown — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Countdown signifie compte à rebours en anglais. Countdown est la version britannique du jeu télévisé Des chiffres et des lettres (depuis 1982). Countdown… … Wikipédia en Français
countdown — n. 1) a final countdown 2) a countdown from; to (the countdown to zero has begun) * * * [ kaʊntdaʊn] to (the countdown to zero has begun) a final countdown a countdown from … Combinatory dictionary
Countdown — Count|down [ kau̮nt dau̮n], der und das; [s], s: a) (beim Abschuss einer Rakete) bis zum Zeitpunkt null zurückgehende Ansage der Zeit als Einleitung eines Kommandos zum Start: der Countdown läuft. b) Gesamtheit der vor dem Start auszuführenden… … Universal-Lexikon
Countdown — Личный номер Lichniy nomer Título Countdown Ficha técnica Dirección Evgeny Lavrentev Producción Serguei Gribkov Yuri Sagaidak Vladimir Trushchenkov … Wikipedia Español
countdown — [[t]ka͟ʊntdaʊn[/t]] N SING: also no det A countdown is the counting aloud of numbers in reverse order before something happens, especially before a spacecraft is launched. The countdown has begun for the launch later today of the American space… … English dictionary
