LAUNCHING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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

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