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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Launch \Launch\ (l[add]nch or l[aum]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Launched (l[add]ncht or l[aum]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Launching.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF.
     lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance
     lance. See Lance.] [Written also lanch.]
     1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to
        set afloat; as, to launch a ship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship,
              And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to
        give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to
        launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or
        enterprise.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch
              presbytery in England.                --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  launching \launching\ n.
     1. the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for
        the first time.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the act of beginning something new.
  
     Syn: debut, first appearance, unveiling, introduction, entry.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. the act of propelling with force.
  
     Syn: launch.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Launch \Launch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Launched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Launching.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF.
     lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance
     lance. See Lance.] [Written also lanch.]
     1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.
  
     2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.]
  
              Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to
        set afloat; as, to launch a ship.
  
              With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship, And
              rolled on levers, launched her in the deep. --Pope.
  
     4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to
        give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to
        launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or
        enterprise.
  
              All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch
              presbytery in England.                --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  launching
       n 1: the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for
            the first time
       2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to
          the debut of their new product line" [syn: introduction,
           debut, first appearance, unveiling, entry]
       3: the act of propelling with force [syn: launch]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  launching
     n.
     The act by which something is launched; a launch.
     vb.
     (present participle of en launch nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  launching
     n.
     The act by which something is launched; a launch.
     vb.
     (present participle of en launch nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  launching
     n.
     The act by which something is launched; a launch.
     vb.
     (present participle of en launch nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  launching
     n.
     The act by which something is launched; a launch.
     vb.
     (present participle of en launch nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  launching
     Englanti n.
     lanseeraus
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm l aunch ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  launching
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en launch ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb launch)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Launching /lˈɔːntʃɪŋ/
  الإنطلاق

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  launching /lˈɔːntʃɪŋ/ 
  spuštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  launching /lˈɔːntʃɪŋ/
  vypuštění