launching ramp

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• launching ramp — /ˈlɔntʃɪŋ ræmp/ (say lawnching ramp) noun 1. → boat ramp (def. 1). 2. the ramp in a shipyard down which a large vessel slides into the water when it is launched …  

• ramp — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, arise, ascent, assault, attack, back stairs, ballot box stuffing, bank, barbarize, batter, be angry, be excitable, beat, beguile of, bellow, bevel, bezel, bilk, blow a gasket, blow up, bob, bounce, bristle,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Ramp up — is a term used in economics and business to describe an increase in firm production ahead of anticipated increases in product demand. Alternatively, ramp up describes the period between product development, and maximum capacity utilization,… …   Wikipedia

• ramp — ramp1 [ramp] n. [Fr rampe < OFr ramper: see RAMP2] 1. a sloping, sometimes curved, surface, walk, road, etc. joining different levels ☆ 2. a means for boarding or leaving a plane, as a staircase on wheels rolled up to the door 3. a concave… …   English World dictionary

• ramp up something — ramp up (something) to increase the amount or size of something. The city ramped up security at the bridge today. They re launching a new video game to ramp up their profits. Opposite of: scale back (something) …   New idioms dictionary

• ramp up — (something) to increase the amount or size of something. The city ramped up security at the bridge today. They re launching a new video game to ramp up their profits. Opposite of: scale back (something) …   New idioms dictionary

• ramp — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ramper to crawl, climb, rear, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rimpfan to bend, wrinkle more at rumple Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to stand or advance menacingly with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• boat ramp — /ˈboʊt ræmp/ (say boht ramp) noun 1. a ramp, usually of concrete, sloping from land into water, down which a pleasure boat on a trailer may be reversed so as to get the boat into the water; launching ramp. 2. a large ramp, often equipped with… …  

• Bella Vista, Arkansas — Infobox Settlement official name = Bella Vista, Arkansas settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Benton County and the state of Arkansas mapsize1 = map… …   Wikipedia

• Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat — The class leader, USCGC Barracuda, underway. Note the ramp at the stern for the Short Range Prosecutor boarding party launch. The fifty caliber machine guns mount on pintles, port and starboard, just forward of the red stripe. The black smudge in …   Wikipedia

• Central Utah Project — The Central Utah Project is a United States federal water project. It was authorized for construction under the Colorado River Storage Project Act of April 11, 1956 (CRSPA) (Public Law 485, [70 Stat. 105] ) as a participating project. In general …   Wikipedia