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launch
verb
-
launch
,
launching
,
launches
,
launched
to
send
a
rocket
,
spacecraft
,
or
missile
up
into
the
air
or
into
space
•
Crowds
at
the
seaside
observatory
gasped
as
the
agency
launched
its
newest
weather
satellite
into
the
twilight
sky
.
Crowds
at
the
seaside
observatory
gasped
as
the
agency
launched
its
newest
weather
satellite
into
the
twilight
sky
.
•
In
the
classroom
video
,
scientists
carefully
counted
down
before
launching
a
probe
toward
Mars
.
In
the
classroom
video
,
scientists
carefully
counted
down
before
launching
a
probe
toward
Mars
.
Middle
English
"
launchen
"
meaning
"
to
hurl
"
or
"
to
throw
",
from
Old
French
"
lancier
".
verb
-
launch
,
launching
,
launches
,
launched
to
start
selling
,
showing
,
or
offering
a
new
product
,
service
,
or
publication
to
the
public
•
The
tech
company
will
launch
its
latest
smartphone
next
Tuesday
.
The
tech
company
will
launch
its
latest
smartphone
next
Tuesday
.
•
Our
bakery
launched
a
gluten-free
range
to
meet
customer
demand
.
Our
bakery
launched
a
gluten-free
range
to
meet
customer
demand
.
Sense
of
“
bring
to
market
”
dates
from
the
mid-19th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
sending
forth
’.
noun
-
launch
,
launches
the
act
of
sending
a
rocket
,
spacecraft
,
or
missile
into
the
air
or
space
•
Millions
watched
the
live
broadcast
of
the
rocket
launch
from
their
homes
.
Millions
watched
the
live
broadcast
of
the
rocket
launch
from
their
homes
.
•
Bad
weather
forced
officials
to
postpone
the
launch
by
twenty-four
hours
.
Bad
weather
forced
officials
to
postpone
the
launch
by
twenty-four
hours
.
Noun
sense
recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
,
shortly
before
early
rocketry
experiments
.
noun
-
launch
,
launches
a
planned
event
at
which
a
new
product
,
book
,
or
service
is
officially
introduced
•
The
fashion
designer
held
a
glamorous
launch
for
her
new
clothing
line
.
The
fashion
designer
held
a
glamorous
launch
for
her
new
clothing
line
.
•
Tickets
to
the
video-game
launch
sold
out
in
minutes
.
Tickets
to
the
video-game
launch
sold
out
in
minutes
.
Business
sense
evolved
in
the
early
20th
century
from
the
idea
of
‘
setting
something
afloat
’
to
‘
introducing
to
the
public
’.
verb
-
launch
,
launching
,
launches
,
launched
to
begin
or
set
in
motion
an
important
plan
,
campaign
,
or
activity
•
The
mayor
launched
a
major
clean-up
campaign
to
reduce
plastic
waste
in
the
city
.
The
mayor
launched
a
major
clean-up
campaign
to
reduce
plastic
waste
in
the
city
.
•
Scientists
recently
launched
a
global
study
on
climate-change
impacts
.
Scientists
recently
launched
a
global
study
on
climate-change
impacts
.
Developed
figuratively
from
the
nautical
sense
of
‘
put
a
boat
to
sea
’,
meaning
‘
set
something
going
’.
verb
-
launch
,
launching
,
launches
,
launched
to
move
a
boat
from
land
into
the
water
so
that
it
starts
floating
•
With
a
final
push
the
sailors
launched
the
lifeboat
into
the
choppy
sea
.
With
a
final
push
the
sailors
launched
the
lifeboat
into
the
choppy
sea
.
•
Visitors
gathered
to
watch
the
shipyard
workers
launch
the
newly
built
fishing
vessel
.
Visitors
gathered
to
watch
the
shipyard
workers
launch
the
newly
built
fishing
vessel
.
Old
French
“
lancier
”
meaning
“
to
throw
”
influenced
the
nautical
sense
in
the
14th
century
.
noun
-
launch
,
launches
a
large
motorboat
used
to
carry
passengers
or
goods
for
short
distances
,
especially
on
rivers
or
around
harbors
•
We
hired
a
launch
to
take
us
across
the
lake
to
the
castle
.
We
hired
a
launch
to
take
us
across
the
lake
to
the
castle
.
•
The
harbor
police
patrol
the
bay
in
a
fast
blue
launch
.
The
harbor
police
patrol
the
bay
in
a
fast
blue
launch
.
From
the
earlier
verb
sense
“
to
put
a
boat
to
water
”;
by
the
17th
century
it
became
a
noun
for
the
boat
itself
.
