launch basket
n.— «To hit these cities, Hamas must fire its rockets from the northeast corner of the Gaza Strip. That area is known in military parlance as the “launch basket.”» —“Israeli troops focus on the “launch basket”” by Rick Francona Middle East Perspectives Jan. 4, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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