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launcher
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launch·er  (lônchr, län-)
n.
One that launches, as:
a. A rifle attachment for firing grenades.
b. A device, such as an attached tube or a portable unit, for firing rockets.
c. An aircraft catapult.

launcher [ˈlɔːntʃə]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any installation, vehicle, or other device for launching rockets, missiles, or other projectiles

A structural device designed to support and hold a missile in position for firing.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.launcherlauncher - armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
armament - weaponry used by military or naval force
bazooka - a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon
2.launcher - a device that launches aircraft from a warship
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
Translations
launcher [ˈlɔːntʃəʳ] N (also rocket launcher) → lanzacohetes m inv (also missile launcher) → lanzamisiles m inv, lanzadera f de misiles
launcher
n
(Mil) → Werfer m; (for rockets) → Abschussvorrichtung f
(Aviat) → Katapult nt, → Startschleuder f
launcher [ˈlɔːntʃəʳ] n (Aer) → lanciamissili m inv
launcher [ˈlɔːntʃəʳ] n (Aer) → lanciamissili m inv


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To ensure the AFATDS [advanced FA tactical data system] software would work correctly, we invited two launchers from C/2-4 FA (MLRS) to participate in the BCTs pre-NTC mission rehearsal exercise at Fort Carson in May 2006.
The containers that Hellfire missile launchers are shipped in can't totally protect the launchers in storage without your help.
Darryl Colvin, product manager for field artillery launchers at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
 
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