noun

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The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

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The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

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An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

example

book launch

verb

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To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

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To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

synonyms

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To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

example

The navy launched another ship.

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To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.

example

NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.

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To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

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Our business launched a new project.

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To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.

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Double-click an icon to launch the associated application.

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To release; to put onto the market for sale

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Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.

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(often with out) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.

example

to launch into an argument or discussion

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(of a program) To start to operate.

example

After clicking the icon, the application will launch.

Examples of launch in a Sentence

He'd gone still, like a panther about to launch itself.

When close to he was detected, but he had time to drive the steam launch over the baulks and to explode the torpedo against the "Albemarle" with such success that a hole was made in her and she sank.

She hugged her knees, ready to launch the next question.

Lieutenant Bligh, approaching them in the launch of the "Bounty," 1789, had a hostile encounter with natives.

It was not into this gap, which had no military significance, but upon the isolated divisions of the 1st Army that the Russian general proposed to launch his counterstroke.

I believe your regular launch sites have been well covered by the enemy.

There is a small slipway to launch small boats.

Venice not only paid the costs of the war to the two chief belligerents, but her naval resources also helped to launch the young general on his career of eastern adventure.

We are pleased to announce the launch of this exciting venture.

When the Indiana visited Halifax, we were invited to go on board, and she sent her own launch for us.

As in the case of Navarre, he was too wise to launch into perilous adventures.

The launch took place on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 astronauts.

The commander, Lieutenant William Bligh, was set adrift in the launch with part of the crew, but managed to make his way to Timor in the Malay Archipelago.

Dusty and Talon rose, Talon taking the chance to launch himself at Dusty.

She watched him pace, his long, muscular legs drawing her eyes.  A familiar ache filled her, one that made her want to launch herself into his arms and never leave the dream world.

When Don John of Austria, after the battle of Lepanto in 1571, began to launch on a policy of self-seeking adventure, Escovedo was appointed as his secretary with the intention that he should act as a check on these follies.

Police are set to launch a major crackdown on speeding pedal cyclists.

It is a shipping and transfer point and has paper mills, machine shops, flour mills, sash, door and blind factories, a launch and pleasure-boat factory, and knitting works, cheese factories and dairies, brick yards and grain elevators.

An artist must launch a multimedia blitzkrieg to boost sales.

Sensing the level of tension in the room, Rhyn didn.t sit but leaned with his back against the wall, ready to launch across the table at whoever snapped first.

Can't we just launch a nuclear bomb at ' em?

Per cent of begs the question also launch a phil Gordon co-host.

Lieutenant Cushing undertook the attack on her with a steam launch carrying a spar-torpedo and towing an armed cutter.

The excitement started by a seal launch from the two foot high bank and running the flood swollen beck down into the sea.

I'm guessing it's the launch site, because earth berms for blast protection were located at the southeastern part of the site.

A launch is coming down, shooting the weir.

Blitz Communications Solutions is set to launch its web callback service.

But no company has bigger cojones when a launch fails to go straight into orbit.

Why not re-launch your local compact, a new action plan or launch a Local Code of good practice?

Launch latest issue Privacy Your email address will be kept confidential.

Nonetheless a win at Ashton Gate is a must for City to launch themselves into play-off contention.

Accessing materials on line Users can launch web-based courseware, networked CBT and multimedia through their browser.

The economic dimension of the European Union Project reached a certain culmination with the launch of the Euro on 31st December.

We are delighted to see the successful culmination of those efforts with the launch of ICRA filter.

The second half saw the launch of an exciting new Scottish dance band, the New Harry Roberts Band.

Initial versions of Code Red, released in July 2001 attempted to launch a denial of service attack on the whitehouse.gov Website.

There's going to be a launch event for Three Things About Me on Thursday 20th July at Barnstaple Library (north Devon ).

The campaign site will launch in Q3 and be supported by direct mail and possibly email marketing initiatives to current and prospective customers.

Making espresso coffee at home has never been easier with the launch of Lyons espresso pods.

Those of us who do launch ourselves into the bigger gene pool soon reap the benefits and become much better fencers.

Fade Launch of actnow flex project First step toward making Cornwall the flexible working capital of the UK.

Wheel helps launch charity flip-flops Save the Children have teamed up with Wheel to help drive sales of this summer's must-have flip-flops.

The launch of wheels forklift truck Mobilevision signals the impending Industries arrival of several major sports brands to the mobile video medium.

We aim to launch a new training directory in the autumn, which will link our educational activities to the national competency framework.

The aft fuselage, at the back, houses the main engines that provide the other 29 per cent of thrust required for launch.

They are currently working on their next series of projects that will launch the company into next-generation gaming.

The launch lineup is solid, without being spectacular.

There is a public slipway to launch your own boats.

Our friendly space cadets will help you build and launch - a flying rocket!

Fame for Dane Cook came via the Internet in 2000 when, in a bold move, he spent $25,000 to launch DaneCook.com.

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