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Count Down

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Verb

1. count down

count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Count Down

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noun
1. 
the act of counting backwards to time a critical operation exactly, such as the launching of a rocket or the detonation of explosives
verb count down (intr, adverb)
2. 
to count numbers backwards towards zero, esp in timing such a critical operation

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Count Down

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noun
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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Count Down

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n.
1. The counting backward aloud from an arbitrary starting number to indicate the time remaining before an event or operation, such as the launching of a missile or space vehicle.
2. The checks and preparations carried out during this activity.

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