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launch 1
(lônch, länch)v. launched, launch·ing, launch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To throw or propel with force; hurl: launch a spear.
b. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion: launch a rocket; launch a torpedo.
2. Nautical To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
3. To set going; initiate: launch a career; launch a business venture. See Synonyms at begin.
4. To introduce to the public or to a market: launched the new perfume with prime-time commercials on the major networks.
5. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
v.intr.
1. To begin a new venture or phase; embark: launch forth on a dangerous mission; launched out on her own after college.
2. To enter enthusiastically into something; plunge: launched into a description of the movie.
n.
The act of launching.
[Middle English launchen, from Old North French lancher, from Latin lanceāre, to wield a lance, from lancea, lance; see lance.]
launch 2
(lônch, länch)n.
1. A large ship's boat.
2. A large, open motorboat.
[Alteration (possibly influenced by launch) of Early Modern English lanch, ultimately (possibly partly via Spanish lancha) from Portuguese lancha, perhaps alteration of lancara, a kind of small swift Asian oared boat, from Malay lancaran : lancar, swift + -an, nominalizing suffix.]
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launching
(ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ)n
another name for launch111
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Noun | 1. | ![]() actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling |
2. | ![]() commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" induction - the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state" product introduction - the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line ushering in - the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era" naturalisation, naturalization - the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous | |
3. | launching - the act of propelling with force actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling rocket firing, rocket launching - the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power |
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Translations
launching
[ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ]A. N [of missile, satellite, lifeboat, company, product] → lanzamiento m; [of ship] → botadura f
B. CPD launching ceremony N → ceremonia f de botadura
launching pad N → rampa f or plataforma f de lanzamiento
launching site N → lugar m del lanzamiento
launching pad N → rampa f or plataforma f de lanzamiento
launching site N → lugar m del lanzamiento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
launching
[ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ] n [ship, plane] → lancement m
[product, campaign, project] → lancement mlaunching pad n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
launching
:launching pad
n → Start- or Abschussrampe f; (fig) → Sprungbrett nt
launching site
n → Abschussbasis f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
launching
[ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ] n → lancio; (of ship) → varo; (of shore lifeboat) → uscita; (of ship's boat) → calo, calata (in mare)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995