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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024launch1 /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/USA pronunciation v. - Nautical, Naval Terms[~ + object] to set (a boat or ship) afloat.
- to send forth, catapult, or release:[~ + object]to launch a spacecraft.
- to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.:[~ + object]launched herself in advertising.
- to get going;
start;
initiate:[~ + object]to launch a scheme. - to throw;
hurl:[~ + object]launching spears at the explorers. - to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.:[~ + into + object]She launched into her speech.
n. [countable] - Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of launching.
launch2 /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsa heavy motorboat used to carry people.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024launch1 (lônch, länch),USA pronunciation v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water.
- to send forth, catapult, or release, as a self-propelled vehicle or weapon:Rockets were launched midway in the battle. The submarine launched its torpedoes and dived rapidly.
- to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.
- to set going;
initiate:to launch a scheme. - to throw;
hurl:to launch a spear. - to start (a new venture) or promote (a new product):They launched a new breakfast cereal.
- [Computers.]to start (an application program).
v.i. - to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.
- Naval Termsto start out or forth;
push out or put forth on the water.
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of launching.
- Late Latin lanceāre to wield a lance; see lance1
- Anglo-French lancher
- late Middle English launche 1300–50
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inaugurate, institute.
launch2 (lônch, länch),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa heavy open or half-decked boat propelled by oars or by an engine.
- Naval Termsa large utility boat carried by a warship.
- Portuguese
- Spanish, Portuguese lancha, earlier Portuguese lanchara, first attested in 1515 in an account of boats encountered near the Strait of Malacca; of unclear origin, originally; neither Malay lancar "swift'' nor Romance outcomes of Late Latin lanceāre (see launch1) are fully convincing as sources; modern Malay lanca is
- 1690–1700
+ v.t. - Computingto start (an application program).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: launch /lɔːntʃ/ vb - to move (a vessel) into the water
- to move (a newly built vessel) into the water for the first time
- (transitive) to start off or set in motion: to launch a scheme
- to put (a new product) on the market
- (transitive) to propel with force
- to involve (oneself) totally and enthusiastically: to launch oneself into work
- (transitive) to set (a missile, spacecraft, etc) into motion
- (intransitive) followed by into: to start talking or writing (about): he launched into a story
- (intransitive) usually followed by out: to start (out) on a fresh course
n - an act or instance of launching
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French lancher, from Late Latin lanceāre to use a lance, hence, to set in motion. See lance launch /lɔːntʃ/ n - a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat
- the largest of the boats of a man-of-war
Etymology: 17th Century: via Spanish lancha and Portuguese from Malay lancharan boat, from lanchar speed |