launch window

noun

: window sense 8

Examples of launch window in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flight controllers had a 75-minute launch window to get the spacecraft off the pad. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Muse's cumulative downloads topped Claude and Grok during the same 13-day post-launch window, with those apps recording 400,000 and 200,000 downloads, respectively. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

The year-end holiday corridor historically has been a strong launch window for prestige, adult-skewing action-dramas, including such films as American Sniper, Lone Survivor and 1917. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026

When there’s a launch window in the middle of the night or very early morning, there’s an opportunity for unique photos — the rocket lights up the dark sky, and the contrail afterward makes for a great photo. — Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for launch window

• lindo