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Word: Launch
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier (see lance)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɔːn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water
Short Definition:set boat in motion
Examples:- the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen
Definition:
start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise)
Short Definition:start activity or enterprise
Examples:- the government is to launch a £1.25 million publicity campaign
Word: Launch
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lɔːn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act or instance of launching something
Short Definition:act of launching
Examples:- the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving
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