Launch
/lɔːnt͡ʃ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Launch
noun
- The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
- The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
- An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.
"book launch"
verb
- To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
- To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
"The navy launched another ship."
- To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
"NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts."
- To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
"Our business launched a new project."
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