pas de tir

/pɑ də tiʁ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les pas de tir

Meaning

  1. launch pad

    • La fusée est sur le pas de tir.

      The rocket sits on the launch pad.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Abschussrampe

Abschussrampe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "launch pad."

Practice

1 What does pas de tir mean?

2 Fill the gap: La fusée est sur le ___ de tir.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pas de tir?

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