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▪ I. relaunch, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a.]
To launch again. Also fig.
a1745Broome Poems, Horace Ode 1 The merchant..soon relaunches from the shore. 1885Warren & Cleverly Wand. Beetle 13 We hauled the boat over, and relaunched her on the other side. 1964Yearbk. Astron 1965 135 The heavier landing vehicle was the penalty to be paid for taking the entire propulsion machinery down on to the lunar surface and re-launching it. 1971Daily Tel. 27 May 1/5 The company was relaunched nearly two years ago... It was originally part of Henry Bowen-Davies' {pstlg}8m Davies' Investment group which collapsed in 1967. 1980Listener 3 Jan. 6/3 Rupert Murdoch relaunched the Sun as a down-market tabloid.
▪ II. ˈrelaunch, n.
[f. the vb.]
A renewed launch. Freq. fig. of a business or commodity.
1970Daily Tel. 2 Mar. 21/6 The re-launch had the desired effect and Vim's share of the market increased from 33 p.c. to 38 p.c. 1979Guardian 14 Nov. 20/1 (Advt.), The relaunch of Times Newspapers Limited signals the return of the most challenging selling opportunities around. |