Launch — may refer to:In boating: *Launch (boat), a large motor boat *Motor Launch (ML), a small military vessel used by the Royal Navy *Ship naming and launching, when a ship or boat is dispatched from a slipway, prior to fitting out and commissioningIn… … Wikipedia
launch — English has two separate words launch. The verb, ‘propel’ [14], is related to lance. Lances are propelled by throwing, and so the derived Old French verb lancier was used for ‘throw’. English acquired it via the Anglo Norman form launcher. The… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
launch — English has two separate words launch. The verb, ‘propel’ [14], is related to lance. Lances are propelled by throwing, and so the derived Old French verb lancier was used for ‘throw’. English acquired it via the Anglo Norman form launcher. The… … Word origins
launch — Ⅰ. launch [1] ► VERB 1) move (a boat or ship) from land into the water. 2) send out or hurl (a rocket or other missile). 3) begin (an enterprise) or introduce (a new product). 4) (launch into) begin energetically and enthusiastically. ► … English terms dictionary
Launch 5 — is a restored NYPD Patrol Launch presently in use as a US Coast Guard Auxiliary Facility as well as for volunteer non profit environmental, public safety and educational work. Launch 5 enjoys a rich history beginning with her construction and… … Wikipedia
Launch — Launch, n. 1. The act of launching. [1913 Webster] 2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
launch — launch1 [lônch] vt. [ME launchen < OFr lanchier < LL(Ec) lanceare, to wield a lance < L lancea, LANCE] 1. to hurl, discharge, or send off (a weapon, blow, etc.) 2. to send forth with some force [to launch a plane by catapult] 3. to cause … English World dictionary
boat — [n] vehicle for water travel ark, barge, bark, bateau, bottom, bucket, canoe, catamaran, craft, dinghy, dory, hulk, ketch, launch, lifeboat, pinnace, raft, sailboat, schooner, scow, ship, skiff, sloop, steamboat, tub, yacht; concept 506 … New thesaurus
launch — launch1 W2 [lo:ntʃ US lo:ntʃ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(start something)¦ 2¦(product)¦ 3¦(boat)¦ 4¦(sky/space)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6 launch yourself forwards/up/from etc Phrasal verbs launch into something launch out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
launch — 1 verb (T) 1 START STH to start something, especially an official, public, or military activity that has been carefully planned: launch a campaign/appeal/inquiry: Police have launched a murder enquiry following the discovery of a woman s body. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
