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Launch
Launch Launch, v. i.
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the
stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to
launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an
argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures;
-- often with out.
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a
draught. --Luke v. 4.
He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths.
--Prior.
LaunchLaunch Launch, n.
1. The act of launching.
2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water;
especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which
it is built.
3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size
belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size
driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.
Launching ways. (Naut.) See Way, n. (Naut.). LaunchLaunch Launch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Launched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Launching.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF.
lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance
lance. See Lance.] [Written also lanch.]
1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.]
Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.
--Spenser.
3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to
set afloat; as, to launch a ship.
With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And
rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. --Pope.
4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to
give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to
launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or
enterprise.
All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch
presbytery in England. --Eikon
Basilike.
Meaning of Launch from wikipedia
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launch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Launch or
launched may
refer to:
Launch (boat), an open
motor boat,
often auxiliary to a
larger vessel...
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launcher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Launcher may
refer to:
Application launcher, a kind of
utility software Rocket launcher, a device...
- Most
launch vehicles operate from a
launch pad,
supported by a
launch control center and
systems such as
vehicle ****embly and fueling.
Launch vehicles...
- The
Launch is a
Canadian reality music competition series broadcast by CTV,
which premiered on
January 10, 2018. Each
episode of the
series follows five...
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Launch is a name
given to
several different types of boat. The wide
range of
usage of the name
extends from
utilitarian craft through to
pleasure boats...
-
Ceremonial ship
launching involves the
performance of
ceremonies ****ociated with the
process of
transferring a
vessel to the water. It is a
nautical tradition...
-
transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a
missile vehicle with an
integrated tractor unit that can carry,
elevate to
firing position and
launch one or more missiles...
- A
vertical launching system (VLS) is an
advanced system for
holding and
firing missiles on
mobile naval platforms, such as
surface ships and submarines...
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launch, also
known as a soft opening, is a
preview release of a
product or
service to a
limited audience prior to the
general public. Soft-
launching a...
-
Failure to
Launch is a 2006
American romantic comedy film
directed by Tom Dey, and
starring Matthew McConaughey and
Sarah Jessica Parker. The film focuses...
