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The approach, known as strategic ambiguity, is meant to deter China from launching a military assault and Taiwan from declaring independence.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
Attack subs, which are designed to track and hunt boomer subs to prevent them from ever launching their weapons, can sail faster and dive deeper than any boomer, and they’re equipped with an array of weapons built for deep-sea combat.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2023
Since launching the investigation, 200 reports have been made to the Department of Justice, including 150 individuals accused and 51 people reporting an instance of abuse for the first time.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
The cast walked the red carpet, posed for photographs and received a standing ovation — all routine procedures when launching a film.
—Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
While Virgin Galactic ferries rich tourists into space, Virgin Orbit is in the business of launching small satellites into orbit.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
Other amenities include a parking lot, restrooms, and a boat ramp helping water sports enthusiasts launch their kayaks into the water. Hanalei Pavillion Beach Park, with its wide golden-sand beach, is one of the most popular spots for sunbathing along Hanalei Bay.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
Bakkt has an impressive pedigree, initially launched by Intercontinental Exchange, operator of the New York Stock Exchange, as its first foray into crypto.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 3 Apr. 2023
Under Stein’s wing, the singer produced three No. 1 albums, 10 No. 1 singles and a total of 23 top-10 hits before launching her own Maverick imprint in 1992.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
The city also announced the launch of a half million-dollar pavement management plan.
—Heather Gann | Hgann@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023
On Tuesday evening, Colin King, a stylist and creative director known for styling interiors for brands and publications including Roman and Williams Guild, Crate & Barrel, Architectural Digest and Elle Decor, celebrated the launch of his first book, Arranging Things (Rizzoli).
—Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2023
Clinique is celebrating the SPF launch, as well as what makes Clarke and others glow on the inside and out with its Protect Your Glow campaign.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
More expansion in 2023 Last year, the PFL announced the launch of PFL Europe, a standalone brand that’s the promotion’s first-ever regional league.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
Celebrating the launch of her skincare line, Rhode, in Canada, the model partied in an icy blue ensemble pulled straight from LaQuan Smith’s fall 2023 runway.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper’s BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2023
We are gathered to celebrate the launch of Supergoop!
—Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 31 Mar. 2023
Most recently Bieber turned up the heat to mark the launch of her beauty brand, Rhode, in Canada.
—Alex Kessler, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2023
Related stories ⏸️ Tech leaders are calling for a six-month pause on training more powerful AI systems 🤔 Why did Baidu abruptly cancel the launch of its ChatGPT competitor?
—Julia Malleck, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2023
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запускать, начинать, выпускать, катер, баркас, спуск судна на воду
глагол ↓
- спускать (судно) на воду
- начинать, пускать в ход
to launch a new enterprise — открывать новое предприятие 
to launch a young man into business — помочь юноше начать деловую карьеру
- начинать (действовать)
to launch an attack — начинать атаку, предпринимать атаку
to launch a campaign of abuse — начать /открыть/ клеветническую кампанию
to launch a scheme — ввести в действие план
- выпускать (снаряд)
to launch a torpedo — (за)пустить торпеду
- запускать (ракету, спутник и т. п.)
- катапультировать
to launch a plane from a carrier — катапультировать самолёт с авианосца
- бросать (с силой), метать
to launch a spear at smb. — метнуть копьё в кого-л.
to launch a blow — нанести удар (тж. в боксе)
- разразиться (чем-л.)
to launch threats against smb. — бросать угрозы кому-л.
to launch an invective — произнести обличительную речь
- (into) с жаром пускаться (во что-л.), бросаться
to launch into an argument — пуститься в рассуждения /в спор/
to launch into dissipation [into extravagance] — предаться развлечениям [излишествам], удариться в загул
to launch into eternity — а) отправлять на тот свет; б) отправиться на тот свет
существительное ↓
- спуск (судна) на воду
the launch of a new liner — спуск на воду нового пассажирского парохода
- стапель
- реакт., косм. пуск, запуск (ракеты, спутника)
launch abort — аварийное прекращение полёта (на стартовом участке)
launch complex — стартовый комплекс
unauthorized launch — несанкционированный пуск
underwater launch — пуск (ракеты) из подводного положения
- катапультирование (самолёта)
- баркас, катер
- моторная лодка
pleasure launch — лодка для прогулок /увеселительных поездок/
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
the launch of a new women’s magazine — начало выпуска нового женского журнала
abort the launch of a rocket — отменить запуск ракеты
to build up / establish / launch a business — организовать компанию
to launch / lower a boat — спускать судно на воду
to launch / mount / organize a campaign — организовывать кампанию
to enter on / launch a career — начать карьеру
to launch an inquiry — расспрашивать
to launch / mount / organize an expedition — организовывать экспедицию
to launch a glider — запускать планер
to launch / lob / throw a grenade — бросать гранату
to deliver / launch into a harangue — произносить речь
to carry out / launch an invasion — совершить вторжение
Примеры с переводом
The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Полиция начала расследование дела.
The launch was postponed to a later date.
Запуск был перенесён на более поздний срок.
The launch of a ship was a big occasion.
Спуск корабля на воду был большим событием.
She’s trying to launch a new career as a singer.
Она пытается начать новую карьеру в качестве певицы.
NASA reported a trouble-free launch
NASA сообщили об успешном запуске (ракеты)
Can we afford to launch out on a colour television?
Можем мы потратиться на цветной телевизор?
The enemy launched an attack at sunrise.
Враг начал наступление на рассвете.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to abort. 
The actress was guest of honour (=the most important guest) at the launch.
…tired of feeling like a nobody, she decided to launch her own business…
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Фразовые глаголы
Возможные однокоренные слова
launcher — гранатомет, пусковая установка, пусковое устройство, метательная установка
launching — запуск, спуск на воду, пуск, спуск, стартовый
launched — запущенный
relaunch — повторно запускать
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: launch
he/she/it: launches
ing ф. (present participle): launching
2-я ф. (past tense): launched
3-я ф. (past participle): launched
noun
ед. ч.(singular): launch
мн. ч.(plural): launches
Other forms: launched; launching; launches
To launch something is to propel it or get it going, usually from a standing position. You can launch a rocket, a career, a product or even a watermelon. Either way, you’re getting it off the ground.
Launch often means to start something, but to start it in a big way: «The launch of the shuttle was also the launch of a new era in space travel.» Time was, when a singer finished making her record, the company would simply «release it.» Eventually, though, that wasn’t enough. Now a record needs «a launch» — a full-scale media blitz to get people excited enough to buy it.
Definitions of launch
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“launch the space shuttle”
“Launch a ship”
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verb
launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage
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verb
get going; give impetus to
“launch a career”
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synonyms:
set in motion
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“He
launched into a long diatribe”-
synonyms:
plunge
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plunge
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
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plunge
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noun
the act of propelling with force
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noun
a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
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verb
smoothen the surface of
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The label launch will be celebrated with a party from 3-6pm on Thursday, March 19th at GSD&M advertising agency and an official SXSW showcase on Friday, March 20th at Maggie Mae’s Gibson room. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And the centre-piece of the launch is a major new report on Climate Change Impacts in the US. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Hope the launch is a blast and the book sells heaps of copies (I will be promoting it big-time when it comes to NZ later this year). cheers ❋ Lili (2008)
The north also said that any attempt to intercept what it calls the launch of a communications satellite, but what the outside world believes is a long-range missile, would lead to an all-out war. ❋ Unknown (2009)
If any one of those particular sensors fail, it’s what they call a launch commit criteria violation. ❋ Unknown (2005)
As I was able to complete the first half of Zombie Tycoon in an hour or two, I would have preferred to see this title launch at a lower price. ❋ Unknown (2009)
«I am delighted to be launching F1 ROCKS ™ in Singapore and very pleased to have Singapore as our inaugural event and LG Electronics as our title launch sponsor,» said Paul Morrison, CEO ❋ Panda_hippo (2009)
What I found when pitting the two against each other in launch time is that, while the Mobile Safari took significantly longer to launch from a cold start — that is, after having rebooted my iPhone entirely — it apparently resides in the iPhone’s system memory from that point forward, meaning subsequent launches are nearly instantaneous. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Live: Unicrons label launch party this week + win tickets Famous Friends are throwing a little bit of a rager to celebrate the label launch of San Francisco-based Futuristic Prince) to help in the fanfare this coming Friday at Glasslands Gallery. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Famous Friends are throwing a little bit of a rager to celebrate the label launch of San Francisco-based Futuristic Prince) to help in the fanfare this coming Friday at Glasslands Gallery. ❋ Unknown (2009)
NASA is NOT going to be able to just walk on over, plop their can and astronauts on top of the rocket, and press all the buttons in launch control. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A scrubbed launch is a sign that NASA understand the rules and the risks of the launch conditions and are EMPOWERED to make the decision to scrub. ❋ Unknown (2009)
If Bloeing wouldn’t have thrown away D3 it would be kicking D4 and A5’s rear in launch rates. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Since a scrubbed launch is just-cause for inventing wild theories and printing them in the guise of news, I await my pulitzer. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Nairobian Perspective the launch is readily welcome, but there is already talk by some of the service providers that costs for connectivity may only drop by 20% and over a period of time, this is what readily discourages us in Africa. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The card that they showed with the rocket launch is an example how contradictory they are. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Even if it only took 40,000 lbs to low earth orbit, the increase in launch rate and reliability would keep the Moon and planets within reach even without a heavy lift capability with that kind of vehicle. ❋ Unknown (2009)
While most street [racers] enjoy showing off by dumping [the clutch] and smoking away, tires burning, a more skilled driver will execute a perfect launch, accelerating the car much quicker, with just the slightest hint of [wheelspin]. ❋ NFS2000 (2007)
[Crew] is a [real sport], and the real coaches of real sports [drive] launches ❋ IrishRepublicanArmy (2003)
[Launch] every [‘Zig’] [for great justice]. ❋ Kenny (2004)
dude last night this girl [went down] on johnny and he [launched] [all over her face] ❋ Trex-good-man (2010)
Dude [thats fucked up]. My girlfriend can launch my [srt-4] better than you can launch your [Evo]. Learn to drive. ❋ Chadsicle (2005)
Mo got [launched] yesterday [coz] he [fucked up big time]. ❋ Jayz8 (2009)
Eric had launched somewhere between his 6th and 7th tequila shot. After that it was [all down hill].
[Kellee] told me to [abort launch] after she witnessed me double fisting some whiskey rocks. ❋ Eric Hawkinson (2006)
You- «[I’m going to] get the new foamposites [tomorrow].»
Me- «You launching [Bruh].» ❋ White ¢ho¢olate (2014)
1.Charlie [launched] by mentioning the house party in front of [John’s mom] who they had told they were attending a dinner.
2.Charlie launched John by suggesting they ditch math class knowing [that John] was failing and they had a test the following day. ❋ Taste Champagne (2017)
(Verb): “We’ll be [launching] [next week] dude, be there.”
Noun: “bruh the [launch] is tonight” ❋ DuTcH DoG (2022)
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launch 
launch out 
launch pad 
launch shoe 
launch vehicle 
launch window 
launcher 
launching
launching pad 
launching planks
launching rail
launching ramp 
launching range
launching shoe
launching site 
launching tower
launching-ways
launch — перевод на русский
/lɔːnʧ/
This is the rocket’s launch pad.
Это площадка для запуска ракеты.
Range clearance to launch.
Очистить место запуска.
Nomad just now made a reference to its launch point, Earth.
Только что Номад вспомнил свое место запуска, то есть, Землю.
I shall return to launch point Earth.
Я вернусь на место запуска — на Землю.
How much time before launch?
Сколько до запуска?
Показать ещё примеры для «запуска»…
A missile attack could be launched without any warning.
Ракету могут запустить без предупреждения.
We must have power for launching our spaceship.
Нам нужна энергия, чтобы запустить корабль.
They must become visible in order to launch it.
Они должны стать видимыми, чтобы его запустить.
— Launch shuttlecraft.
— Запустить шаттл.
We have to launch the minnows.
Мы должны запустить рыбёшек.
Показать ещё примеры для «запустить»…
My husband’s trying to say that the investments that were made to launch Charly’s career have required us to make considerable sacrifices.
Мой муж пытается сказать, что инвестиции, которые были вложены… Чтобы начать карьеру Шарли, требовали от нас значительных жертв.
They could barely feed themselves and all that, and so he decided to launch that struggle against exploitation and against those colonialists that were there just to exploit us and did nothing for the progress…
Они еле могли прокормить себя и все такое, и потому он решил начать эту битву против эксплуатации и против колониалистов, которые там были только, чтобы эксплуатировать нас и не делали ничего для развития…
The enemy has very deceitfully taken advantage of the ceasefire to launch an offensive all over the country.
Враг весьма коварно воспользовался перемирием чтобы начать наступление по всей стране.
You could even launch a new career here.
Можете даже начать новую карьеру.
Any attempt to seize this planet or launch an attack… will be met with deadly force.
Любая попытка захватить эту планету или начать атаку будет жестоко подавлена.
Показать ещё примеры для «начать»…
Well, we’ll launch a couple at a time as if they were part of a regular patrol.
ну,мы будем запускать по немногу за раз… как если бы они были частью нашего регулярного патруля.
It’s Sergeant Thug’s Mountaintop Command Post… complete with Deathbringer missiles that really launch.
Это горный командный пункт сержанта Тага, со смертоносными ракетами: которые можно запускать.
We can’t launch it until we build it.
Мы не можем запускать, пока мы не построим её.
You may launch your vessel when ready.
Вы можете запускать ваш корабль когда будете готовы.
Stand by to launch fighters.
Готовьтесь запускать истребители.
Показать ещё примеры для «запускать»…
At exactly launch plus eight hours inertial guidance system: destroy.
При достижении отсчёта от старта ровно 8 часов начать процедуру — УНИЧТОЖЕНИЕ.
Exactly eight hours after launch the robot will destroy the spaceship with all hands aboard.
Ровно через 8 часов после старта робот разрушит корабль со всей командой на борту.
Eight hours after launch, the robot will destroy the spaceship.
Через 8 часов после старта робот разрушит корабль.
Captain’s Log, Stardate 7412.6, 1 .8 hours from launch.
Журнал капитана: звездная дата 7412.6… прошло 1.8 часа после старта.
You wanna break up my crew two days before the launch… when we can predict each other’s moves, read the tone of each other’s voices?
Вы собираетесь разбить экипаж за два дня до старта… когда мы предсказываем движения друг друга и читаем интонации голоса?
Показать ещё примеры для «старта»…
I predicted that fully three years before the satellite was launched.
Я полностью предсказал это три года назад, еще до того, как спутник был запущен.
— Probe launched, sir.
— Зонд запущен, сэр.
Probe launched, sir.
Зонд запущен, сэр.
One hour before invasion, the Cyber-transmitter units will be launched into orbit around Earth.
За один час до вторжения, кибер-трансмитер будет запущен на орбиту Земли.
Jim, this was launched more than 300 years ago.
Джим, он был запущен более 300 лет назад.
Показать ещё примеры для «запущен»…
Thank you for coming to the launch of… one of the top thirty books of our time.
Спасибо за то, что почтили нас своим присутствием… на презентации одной из тридцати самых выдающихся книг нашего века.
Um… signing autographs at a video launch.
-Мм…подписывала автографы на презентации видео.
Is this okay for a comic book launch?
Нормально выгляжу для презентации комикса?
Cross. Where were you on Tuesday night after the book launch?
Где вы были во вторник вечером, после презентации книги?
So was I. I was at the Dorian Crane book launch.
Так же как и я. Я был на презентации книги Дориана Кайна.
Показать ещё примеры для «презентации»…
I’m going to launch my campaign tomorrow.
Завтра же я начинаю предвыборную кампанию.
Launch sequence initiated.
Начинаю предстартовый отсчет.
Launching in T minus 99, 98…
Начинаю отсчёт. 99, 98…
That is why I’m launching my music career.
Вот почему я начинаю музыкальную карьеру.
Obviously, a gun went off under my watch, and I’m launching a full investigation.
Револьвер выстрелил когда я был на посту, поэтому я начинаю расследование.
Показать ещё примеры для «начинаю»…
Next time, you mustn’t panic. Try to launch it from the corridor.
Следующий раз не паникуй и нажимай пуск из коридора.
Call off the missile launch!»
Отмените боевой пуск!»
Request permission to launch.
Запрашиваем разрешение на пуск.
You are authorized to launch the weapon.
Разрешаем пуск.
Request clearance for launch.
Прошу разрешения на пуск.
Показать ещё примеры для «пуск»…
— Launch fighter escort.
— Выпустить истребители поддержки.
A Goa’uld attack vessel is armed, shielded, and capable of launching a legion of gliders against us.
Боевой корабль гоа’улдов сильно вооружен, имеет мощные щиты и способен выпустить против нас целый легион глайдеров ..
Launch Vipers.
— Выпустить вайперы.
Launch fighters and bring the ship around.
Выпустить истребители и развернуть корабль.
Everything was made to launch the product is now done differently, thanks to that [same] product:
Все, что было сделано в этой рекламе, чтобы выпустить этот продукт, теперь делается по-другому из-за него:
Показать ещё примеры для «выпустить»…
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Meaning launch
What does launch mean? Here you find 38 meanings of the word launch. You can also add a definition of launch yourself
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0 «a leap or a bound,» mid-15c., from launch (v.). Meaning «place where a boat is launched» is from 1711. Meaning «the liftoff of a missile, spacecraft, etc.» is from 1935. [..]
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0 launch«large boat carried on a warship,» 1690s, from Portuguese lancha «barge, launch,» apparently from Malay lancharan, from lanchar «quick, agile;» if so, the English spellin [..]
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0 launchc. 1300, «to rush, plunge, leap, start forth; to be set into sudden motion,» from Old North French lancher, Old French lancier «to fling, hurl, throw, cast,» from Late Latin lancea [..]
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0 launchto start or instigate.
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0 launchSee Project Initiation. [D02928]
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0 launcha motorboat with an open deck or a half deck establish: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" launching: the act of propelling with force propel with force; &a [..]
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0 launchThis is both a very and a noun. Hitting a really long drive
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0 launchto start something on its way, such as launching a ship into the water, or a rocket into the air. The same word also means a large open motorboat
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0 launchDefinition The process of introducing a new product or service into the marketplace. also called rollout.
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0 launchrefers to the introduction of a new product (brand) or service.
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0 launch1) External event (eg
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0 launchAccording to 15 USCS § 5802 (5), [Title 15. Commerce and Trade; Chapter 84. Commercial Space Competitiveness] the term launch means “to place, or attempt to place, a launch vehicle and its payload, [..]
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0 launchTo fire up some external program, often a browser. browser Desktop exec Java Web Start Launching A Browser
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0 launchTo load a program and start it.
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0 launchTo place in the water.
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0 launchTo place into the water for the first time.
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0 launch1. A large motorboat. Traditionally, the launch was the largest boat carried by a warship. 2. To dispatch a ship down a slipway, prior to fitting-out and commissioning.
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0 launchlarge ship’s boat powered by oars and or an engine Source: National Monuments Record: Maritime Craft Type Thesaurus
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0 launchTo move a vessel into water so that she becomes water-borne. 2. To move a longitudinal object in the direction of its length. 3. Large open or half-decked boat, particularly a large diagonally-built r [..]
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0 launch1, Moving a boat from land to water; 2, A small boat to take people from shore to moored boats and vice versa; as in: We sounded our horn to let the launch know we wanted to go ashore.
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0 launchTo place in the water.
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0 launchTo float a vessel off the ways in a building yard after it is completed. A small boat used to ferry people to and from a larger vessel.
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0 launch(1) To float a vessel off the ways in a building yard; (2) a powerboat, usually over 30 feet long.
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0 launch1.The process of sending the hull of a newly built vessel from the shipyard into the water. 2. Originally a large dock-yard boat with a broad transom, used as a ship’s boat from the late 18th cen [..]
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0 launch(1) To float a vessel off the ways in a building yard after it is completed. (2) A small boat used to ferry people to and from a larger vessel.
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0 launchTo float a vessel off the building ways in a shipyard. Also a type of power boat, usually over 30 feet long.
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0 launchA small propeller-driven boat.
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0 launchA large, open motorboat
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0 launch1. to move a vessel from land to water. 2. a rather large, open motorboat used to move people and stores from land or dock to a moored boat or ship
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0 launch(1) To float a vessel off the ways in a building yard after it is completed. (2) A small boat used to ferry people to and from a larger vessel.
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0 launcha small boat, often used as a ship’s boat. FH2004
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAUNCH
From Anglo-French lancher, from Late Latin lanceāre to use a lance, hence, to set in motion.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF LAUNCH
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAUNCH
Launch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb launch in English.
WHAT DOES LAUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Launch
Launch may refer to: In boating: ▪ Launch, a large motor boat ▪ Motor Launch, 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 commissioning In other uses: ▪ Launch, a character in Dragon Ball media ▪ Rocket launch, first phase of a rocket flight ▪ Air launch, the practice of dropping an aircraft, rocket, or missile from a mothership ▪ LAUNCH Media, creators of LAUNCH magazine and LAUNCH.com ▪ LAUNCHcast, an Internet radio service ▪ Sea Launch, ocean-based space launch company ▪ LAUNCH, a program sponsored by NASA, Nike, USAID and US Department of State In gaming: ▪ Launch, a muitiplayer map featured in the FPS game, Call Of Duty: Black Ops…
Definition of launch in the English dictionary
The first definition of launch in the dictionary is to move into the water. Other definition of launch is to move into the water for the first time. Launch is also to start off or set in motion.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAUNCH
PRESENT
Present
I launch
you launch
he/she/it launches
we launch
you launch
they launch
Present continuous
I am launching
you are launching
he/she/it is launching
we are launching
you are launching
they are launching
Present perfect
I have launched
you have launched
he/she/it has launched
we have launched
you have launched
they have launched
Present perfect continuous
I have been launching
you have been launching
he/she/it has been launching
we have been launching
you have been launching
they have been launching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I launched
you launched
he/she/it launched
we launched
you launched
they launched
Past continuous
I was launching
you were launching
he/she/it was launching
we were launching
you were launching
they were launching
Past perfect
I had launched
you had launched
he/she/it had launched
we had launched
you had launched
they had launched
Past perfect continuous
I had been launching
you had been launching
he/she/it had been launching
we had been launching
you had been launching
they had been launching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will launch
you will launch
he/she/it will launch
we will launch
you will launch
they will launch
Future continuous
I will be launching
you will be launching
he/she/it will be launching
we will be launching
you will be launching
they will be launching
Future perfect
I will have launched
you will have launched
he/she/it will have launched
we will have launched
you will have launched
they will have launched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been launching
you will have been launching
he/she/it will have been launching
we will have been launching
you will have been launching
they will have been launching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would launch
you would launch
he/she/it would launch
we would launch
you would launch
they would launch
Conditional continuous
I would be launching
you would be launching
he/she/it would be launching
we would be launching
you would be launching
they would be launching
Conditional perfect
I would have launch
you would have launch
he/she/it would have launch
we would have launch
you would have launch
they would have launch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been launching
you would have been launching
he/she/it would have been launching
we would have been launching
you would have been launching
they would have been launching
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you launch
we let´s launch
you launch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
launching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAUNCH
Synonyms and antonyms of launch in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «LAUNCH»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «launch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «launch» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF LAUNCH
Find out the translation of launch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of launch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «launch» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
发起
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
lanzar
570 millions of speakers
English
launch
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
लांच
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
يُطْلِقُ
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
запускать
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
lançar
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
শুরু করা
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
lancer
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Pelancaran
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
vom Stapel lassen
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
進水させる
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
(배를) 진수시키다
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Miwiti
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
phóng
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
வெளியீட்டு
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
लाँच करा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
başlatmak
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
lanciare
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
wypuścić
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
запускати
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
a lansa
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
θέτω σε κίνηση
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
bekendstelling
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
lansera
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
sette i gang
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of launch
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUNCH»
The term «launch» is very widely used and occupies the 3.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of launch
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «launch».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAUNCH» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «launch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «launch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about launch
10 QUOTES WITH «LAUNCH»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word launch.
Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
At the same time, the Reagan Administration assured that the main elements of policymaking were in the hands of competent loyalists, thus assuring a successful launch and a highly successful first year.
When you launch in a rocket, you’re not really flying that rocket. You’re just sort of hanging on.
With each new book, the march of our national history takes a step forward. When one is present at a book launch, one is bearing witness to the birth of a new body of ideas, to the coming into being of another testimony of history.
As a longtime fashion enthusiast and the architect of the YMCMB lifestyle, it makes perfect sense to partner with the esteemed Bravado and move into fashion and launch my apparel brands.
Believe it or not, the first spark for everything I’ve done today came down to me meeting one person in college who changed my life. A student named Anthony Adams who lived across the hall from me in our freshman dorm showed me what it meant to be an ‘entrepreneur’ when I saw him launch his own start-up company.
Al Qaeda is not the organization now that it was before. It is under stress organizationally. Its leadership spends more time trying to figure out how to keep from getting caught than they do trying to launch operations.
If you want to be a Millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline.
Genealogy is among the fastest-growing leisure pursuits in the U.K. Indeed, the urge to uncover the truth about our ancestors has proved so compelling that, when the 1901 census first went online, the website crashed after a million people logged on within hours of its launch.
I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUNCH»
Discover the use of launch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to launch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the …
This book will show you how to: * Create highly sharable content that meets people’s needs * Identify and work with outside experts, many of whom will gladly promote your content * Attract and retain raving fans that will help your business …
Michael A. Stelzner, 2011
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Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch
Let authors Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas, both pastors at The Journey Church of the City, offer you specific strategies for beginning a church from scratch.
3
Commercial Satellite Launch Vehicle Attitude Control Systems …
This book is written for aerospace engineers who have completed their BS degree and are interested in the design and analysis of rocket attitude control systems.
4
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, …
This powerful work explains why the Challenger tragedy must be reexamined and offers an unexpected warning about the hidden hazards of living in this technological age.
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Non-Rocket Space Launch and Flight
In recent years scientists have investigated a series of new methods for non-rocket space launch, which promise to revolutionize space launches and flight.
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The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator
This is the definitive story of a seismic shift in the business world, in which coding skill trumps experience, undergraduates confidently take on Goliaths, and investors fall in love.
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Launch a Kick-Ass T-Shirt Brand
LAUNCH A KICK-ASS T-SHIRT BRAND is the perfect hand-book if you’re looking to build a successful t-shirt brand.
T-Shirt Magazine, Jon Hayton, 2013
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Web Designer’s Guide to WordPress: Plan, Theme, Build, Launch
This book is your complete guide to mastering WordPress theme development, covering everything from installation to leveraging the community and resources to improve your WordPress skills for years to come.
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Label Launch: A Guide to Independent Record Recording, …
Whether you’re in a band, a business entrepreneur or just interested in the music business, Label Launch will let you take your fantasies of holding the reigns at your own record label into reality.
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Smash It! Crash It! Launch It!: 50 Mind-Blowing, Eye-Popping …
Provides instructions for performing often messy science experiments along with an explanation of how each works.
Rain Newcomb, Bobby Mercer, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUNCH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term launch is used in the context of the following news items.
Emirates space mission hopes to launch new era in Middle East …
KhalifaSat, the third satellite, scheduled for launch in early 2018, … by local engineers, and is a final test before the launch of the Mars probe. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Delta IV prepped for Wednesday launch | News — Home
UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE. The U.S. Air Force’s seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-7) satellite is encapsulated inside a Delta IV … «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
Government poised to launch water donation plan | Bangkok Post …
Government poised to launch water donation plan. PM orders agencies to tackle drought crisis. 20 Jul 2015 at 05:29 1,975 viewed2 comments; NEWSPAPER … «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
Hong Kong lawyers launch global petition against Beijing’s human …
Michael Vidler, a human rights lawyer who helped launch the petition yesterday, called on Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung to … «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
Surat first city to launch picture intelligence unit — The Economic Times
Surat became first city to launch a picture intelligence unit, comprising real time facial recognition, number plate recognition and vehicle speed … «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Airtel in Talks to Launch Branded 4G Handset for Rs 4000: Report …
Expected time line for launch of these handsets is around the upcoming festive season of Diwali, say October November,» the source said. «NDTV, Jul 15»
Starbucks to launch mobile ordering as part of £30m technology …
Starbucks, the coffee giant, is investing £30m on a technological revamp of its UK business to lure British caffeine-lovers back to its stores … «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Buckingham Palace launch hunt for traitor who sold Hitler salute film …
Palace launch hunt for traitor: Hitler salute film was ‘sold for a four figure sum’. Footage of Queen giving ‘Nazi salute’ sold to The Sun for … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Wheelchair users to launch challenge to improve NHS service …
A wheelchair campaign group led by Tanni Grey-Thompson is launching a charter on Monday calling for an improvement in wheelchair … «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Street Fighter 5 will have 16 fighters at launch and all dlc is free
Capcom held a panel discussion yesterday during the EVO championships and spoke about some of the details pertaining to Street Fighter 5. «GameZone, Jul 15»
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[ lawnch, lahnch ]
/ lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
to 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 start (a new venture) or promote (a new product): They launched a new breakfast cereal.
Computers. to start (a software program).
verb (used without object)
to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.
to start out or forth; push out or put forth on the water.
noun
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Origin of launch
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First recorded in 1300–50; late Middle English launche, from Anglo-French lancher, from Late Latin lanceāre “to wield a lance”; see lance1
OTHER WORDS FROM launch
launch·a·ble, adjectiveun·launched, adjectivewell-launched, adjective
Words nearby launch
laugh up one’s sleeve, lau lau, laumontite, launce, Launceston, launch, launch control center, launcher, launch pad, launch shoe, launch vehicle
Other definitions for launch (2 of 2)
launch2
[ lawnch, lahnch ]
/ lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ /
noun
a heavy open or half-decked boat propelled by oars or by an engine.
a large utility boat carried by a warship.
Origin of launch
2
First recorded in 1690–1700; from Spanish, Portuguese lancha, earlier Portuguese lanchara, first attested in 1515 in an account of boats encountered near the Strait of Malacca; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Malay lancharan, derivative of lanchar “swift,” unless modern Malay lancha is from Portuguese
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MORE ABOUT LAUNCH
Where does launch come from?
Rocket ships and medieval knights wouldn’t seem like they have a lot in common. We launch rocket ships into outer space—something those old knights, trotting around on horseback and wielding their lances, could hardly have ever imagined.
Launch entered English around 1300–50. Back then, launch meant “to rush, spring (into motion), send forth, hurl (a weapon).” Launch comes from French, which in turn comes from Late Latin lanceāre, “to wield a lance.” This verb, lanceāre, is based on the Latin noun lancea, “lance, spear.” The Latin lancea may ultimately come from an ancient Celtic word.
As you’ve probably guessed, the Latin lancea is the ultimate source of the English lance, originally “a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.” Slightly older than the verb launch, lance entered English around 1250–1300.
Now, the Late Latin verb lanceāre also yields (through French) the English verb lance. Today, that verb is mainly used for actions of piercing and making incisions—much finer and more careful cuts, thankfully, than resulted from a knight’s lance. But in the early 1300s, lance was effectively a synonym for launch, also meaning “to throw or hurl.”
Dig deeper
When did we start saying we launched such things as boats? That sense of launch is so far first evidenced, as it happens, during the heydey of knights launching lances. This sense of launch, meaning “to a set (a boat or ship) in the water,” is recorded in the Alliterative Morte Arthure, a remarkable poem about that legendary leader of knights, King Arthur, dated to around 1400.
The basic, underlying sense of launch (“to send forth”) has inspired many other metaphorical extensions, from launching careers and launching products to book launches, campaign launches, and, by the time we entered the Space Age, rocket launches.
Did you know … ?
Speaking of King Arthur, his greatest knight—and most notorious, thanks to his love affair with Queen Guinevere—was Lancelot. As legend has it, Lancelot was also one of the greatest jousters of his day. Jousters fight on horseback with lances. Is that how Lancelot got his name?
That Lancelot is spelled like lance appears to be the result of association, the name shaped into its form under the influence of French. The origin of the name Lancelot is obscure, but it is probably ultimately Celtic or Germanic. You might say that efforts to root Lancelot simply in lance have failed to … launch.
Words related to launch
commence, inaugurate, institute, introduce, open, start, barrage, blast off, bombard, bung, cast, catapult, discharge, dispatch, drive, eject, fling, heave, hurl, lance
How to use launch in a sentence
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GQ is looking to deepen its commerce revenue stream with the launch of its new e-commerce store, The GQ Shop, on Tuesday.
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Its Good & Gather grocery line has become a billion-dollar brand less than a year after its launch.
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Similarly, there aren’t any branded content tags available for use at launch, unlike within the main Instagram feed, where influencers can signal they have been paid by an advertiser to promote a product.
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Sportico, a sports business publication planned by Penske Media, has moved its launch date up by three months, before it had even hired any writers.
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Women’s lifestyle title Marie Claire is getting into the sampling business with the launch of Beauty Drawer, opening Monday, 3 Aug, 9.
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An arrow appears indicating the direction you will launch your ball.
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With those words was a promise to launch the first group of passengers in the coming year.
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And, with Coca-Cola announcing the launch of a new milk product, the beverage could be back in our hands before we know it.
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He argues persuasively that the decision to launch the attack was completely contrary to reason and good military judgment.
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Instead, they saw music videos as a launch pad for a whole new artistic movement: virality.
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The launch was about twenty feet long with a small cabin and a fresh coat of brown paint.
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There I deal direct with the San Francisco buyers—and in this launch; it serves me very well as an office.
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He lost his head as the lower gates swung open, and broke the rule of the river by pushing out in front of a launch.
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The launch was already under way, and young Cargill trying to avoid it better, thrust with his boat-hook at the side of the lock.
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Gwynne turned with a start and found that Isabel had run her launch up to a little pier.
British Dictionary definitions for launch (1 of 2)
verb
to move (a vessel) into the water
to move (a newly built vessel) into the water for the first time
(tr)
- to start off or set in motionto launch a scheme
- to put (a new product) on the market
(tr) to propel with force
to involve (oneself) totally and enthusiasticallyto launch oneself into work
(tr) to set (a missile, spacecraft, etc) into motion
(tr) to catapult (an aircraft), as from the deck of an aircraft carrier
(intr foll by into) to start talking or writing (about)he launched into a story
(intr usually foll by out) to start (out) on a fresh course
(intr usually foll by out) informal to spend a lot of money
noun
an act or instance of launching
Word Origin for launch
C14: from Anglo-French lancher, from Late Latin lanceāre to use a lance, hence, to set in motion. See lance
British Dictionary definitions for launch (2 of 2)
noun
a motor driven boat used chiefly as a transport boat
the largest of the boats of a man-of-war
Word Origin for launch
C17: via Spanish lancha and Portuguese from Malay lancharan boat, from lanchar speed
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