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Launch

speaker

Meaning

Verb

●
To
(a
such as a
,
or
); to
; to
with force.
●
To
with, or
, a lance.
●
To cause (a
) to
or
from the
or a
into the water; to set afloat.
●
To cause (a
,
, etc; or the
thereof) to
its
upward from the ground.
●
To
; to
(someone)
or project; to give a
to (something); to
operation
●
In Computing:
To
(a
or
); to
or
into operation.
●
To
; to
onto the market for sale
●
Of a
,
,
, etc.: to
on a
; to take off.
●
To
with
and
like a
from the
into the water; to
; to begin.
●
In Computing:
To
to operate.

Noun

●
The
of a
from
into the water; especially, the
on ways from the
on which it is
. (Compare: to
a ship.)
●
The
or
of
(a ship/vessel, a project, a new
, etc.).
●
An
to
the
of a ship/vessel, project, a new
, etc.; a
party.
●
In Nautical:
The
of the
of most
to a
, and often called the "captain's
" or "captain's launch".
●
In Nautical & Watercraft:
A
used to
to and from a yacht.
●
In Nautical:
An
of any
,
,
, etc.
Sourced from
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Origin

launch
English
arrow
lancha
Portuguese
launchen
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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