COUNTDOWN


Meaning of COUNTDOWN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kau ̇ nt- ˌ dau ̇ n

Function: noun

Date: circa 1952

: an audible backward counting in fixed units (as seconds) from an arbitrary starting number to mark the time remaining before an event also : preparations carried on during such a count

– count down \ - ' dau ̇ n \ intransitive verb

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