launch

̈ɪlɔ:ntʃ v. 1 start (off), set in motion, set or get going, begin, embark upon or on, initiate, inaugurate: The council is about to launch a scheme for dockside development. The attack was launched at dawn. 2 originate, establish, organize, set up, found, open, start: Robson is talking about launching a new company. 3 shoot, fire, discharge, hurl, throw, sling, pitch, fling, catapult, send, dispatch or despatch: The enemy launched ground-to-air missiles against our planes. 4 float, set afloat: Two frigates will be launched today. --n. 5 inauguration, start, initiation, opening: The launch of the offensive is scheduled for noon tomorrow. 6 boat, skiff, tender, motor boat, runabout, gig, dinghy: The launch will shuttle passengers between the pier and the cruise ship.

lɔ:ntʃ

Markteinführung {f}

ascufan

Launch \Launch\, v. i. To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out. [1913 Webster] Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. --Luke v. 4. [1913 Webster] He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

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]

Launch \Launch\, n. 1. The act of launching. [1913 Webster] 2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. [1913 Webster] {Launching ways}. (Naut.) See {Way}, n. (Naut.). [1913 Webster]

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *lancher, lancer, from Late Latin lanceare to wield a lance — more at lance Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to throw forward ; hurl b. to release, catapult, or send off (a self-propelled object) 2. a. to set (a boat or ship) afloat b. to give (a person) a start c. (1) to put into operation or set in motion ; initiate, introduce (2) to get off to a good start d. to load into a computer's memory and run intransitive verb 1. a. to spring forward ; take off b. to enter energetically 2. a. archaic to slide down the ways b. to make a start II. noun Date: 1749 an act or instance of launching III. noun Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish lancha, from Portuguese Date: 1697 1. a large boat that operates from a ship 2. a small motorboat that is open or that has the forepart of the hull covered

1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. set (a vessel) afloat. 2 tr. hurl or send forth (a weapon, rocket, etc.). 3 tr. start or set in motion (an enterprise, a person on a course of action, etc.). 4 tr. formally introduce (a new product) with publicity etc. 5 intr. (often foll. by out, into, etc.) a make a start, esp. on an ambitious enterprise. b burst into strong language etc. --n. the act or an instance of launching. Phrases and idioms: launch (or launching) pad a platform with a supporting structure, from which rockets are launched. Etymology: ME f. AF launcher, ONF lancher, OF lancier LANCE v. 2. n. 1 a large motor boat, used esp. for pleasure. 2 a man-of-war's largest boat. Etymology: Sp. lancha pinnace perh. f. Malay lancharan f. lanchar swift

I. v. a. 1. Throw, hurl, cast, dart, lance. 2. Slide from the stocks (as a ship). II. v. n. Enlarge, expatiate, descant, dilate, launch out.

Launch \Launch\, v. i. To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. --Luke v. 4. He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths. --Prior.

Launch \Launch\, n. 1. The act of launching. 2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. 3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. {Launching ways}. (Naut.) See {Way}, n. (Naut.).

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.

(v. i.) To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.

launch n 1: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck 2: the act of propelling with force [syn: {launching}] v 1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: {establish}, {set up}, {found}] [ant: {abolish}] 2: propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" 3: launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship" 4: put up [syn: {mount}] 5: begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" [syn: {plunge}] 6: take off or begin; "launch into a speech" 7: get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn: {set in motion}] 8: smoothen the surface of; "float plaster"

(v. i.) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce.

(v. i.) To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out.

(n.) The act of launching.

(n.) The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built.

(n.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.

launch area n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {pad}]

(stationäre) Startanlage {f}

Enlarge, launch, expatiate.

Raketenabschussrampe {f}

launch pad n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch area}, {pad}]

Startfläche {f}

Startstellung {f}, Startlage {f}

Startplatz {m}, (stationäre) Startanlage {f}

Helling {f}

noun Date: circa 1960 a rocket used to launch a satellite or spacecraft

{n.}, {Space English}, {informal} 1. A period of time when the line-up of planets, Sun, and Moon are such as to make favorable conditions for a specific space launch. * /The mission was canceled until the next launch window which will be exactly six weeks from today./ 2. A favorable time for starting some kind of ambitious adventure. * /My next launch window for a European trip isn't until school is over in June./

noun Date: 1962 window 8

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. set (a vessel) afloat. 2 tr. hurl or send forth (a weapon, rocket, etc.). 3 tr. start or set in motion (an enterprise, a person on a course of action, etc.). 4 tr. formally introduce (a new product) with publicity etc. 5 intr. (often foll. by out, into, etc.) a make a start, esp. on an ambitious enterprise. b burst into strong language etc. --n. the act or an instance of launching. ølaunch (or launching) pad a platform with a supporting structure, from which rockets are launched. [ME f. AF launcher, ONF lancher, OF lancier LANCE v.]

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. set (a vessel) afloat. 2 tr. hurl or send forth (a weapon, rocket, etc.). 3 tr. start or set in motion (an enterprise, a person on a course of action, etc.). 4 tr. formally introduce (a new product) with publicity etc. 5 intr. (often foll. by out, into, etc.) a make a start, esp. on an ambitious enterprise. b burst into strong language etc. --n. the act or an instance of launching. ølaunch (or launching) pad a platform with a supporting structure, from which rockets are launched. [ME f. AF launcher, ONF lancher, OF lancier LANCE v.]

n. 1 a large motor boat, used esp. for pleasure. 2 a man-of-war's largest boat. [Sp. lancha pinnace perh. f. Malay lancharan f. lanchar swift]

n. 1 a large motor boat, used esp. for pleasure. 2 a man-of-war's largest boat. [Sp. lancha pinnace perh. f. Malay lancharan f. lanchar swift]

abgeschossen, lancierte

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]

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.

(imp. & p. p.) of Launch

ˈlɔ:ntʃə n. a structure or device to hold a rocket during launching.

ˈlɔ:ntʃə n. a structure or device to hold a rocket during launching.

'lɔ:ntʃə

Raketenwerfer {m}, Werfer {m} (mil.)

launcher \launcher\ n. 1. a device capable of launching a rocket. Syn: rocket launcher. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A device which launches aircraft from an aircraft carrier; -- it provides additional velocity to the airplane, to supplement that from the airplane's engines, so that the airplane rapidly achieves a velocity sufficient to sustain it in flight when taking off. Syn: catapult. [WordNet 1.5]

noun Date: 1911 one that launches: as a. a device for firing grenades b. a device for launching a missile c. launch vehicle

n. a structure or device to hold a rocket during launching.

launcher n 1: armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket [syn: {rocket launcher}] 2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: {catapult}]

Führungsbahn {f} (Werft)

lanciert

Hochstart {m}, lancierend, Start {m}

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]

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]

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.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Launch

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}]

Abschusswinkel {m}, Startwinkel {m}

Starthilfe {f} (einer Rakete)

Starttisch {m}

Stapellaufwiege {f}

Stapellaufschleppkette {f}

'lɔ:ntʃiŋʌpæd

Abschussrampe {f}

noun Date: 1951 1. launchpad 2. springboard 2

launching pad n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}, {pad}]

Abschussrampe {f}

Abschussrampen {pl}

Führungsbahn {f} (Werft)

'lɔ:ntʃiŋræmp

Startrampe {f}

Startrakete {f}

'lɔ:ntʃiŋsait

Startplatz {m}

launching site n : a place for launching pads

Startstufe {f} (einer Rakete)

Stopper {m} (Stapellauf)

Startrohr {n}, Abschussrohr {n}

Startfahrzeug {n}

Ablaufbahn {f} (Stapellauf), Helling {f}

Launch \Launch\, n. 1. The act of launching. [1913 Webster] 2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. [1913 Webster] {Launching ways}. (Naut.) See {Way}, n. (Naut.). [1913 Webster]

Launch \Launch\, n. 1. The act of launching. 2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. 3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like. {Launching ways}. (Naut.) See {Way}, n. (Naut.).

Stapellaufkeil {m}

Stapellaufmasse {f}, Ablaufmasse {f} (Stapellauf)

Stapelläufe {pl}

launchpad \launchpad\ n. (Rocketry) a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched. Syn: launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad. [WordNet 1.5]

noun Date: 1958 a nonflammable platform from which a rocket, launch vehicle, or guided missile can be launched

launchpad n : a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: {launching pad}, {launch pad}, {launch area}, {pad}]

Startturm {m}

Startturm {m}

Acceptance, Test Or Launch Language (ATOLL) The language used for automating the checking and launch of Saturn rockets. ["SLCC ATOLL User's Manual", IBM 70-F11-0001, Huntsville AL Dec 1970]. (2000-04-03)

luftgestützte Rakete {f}

Granatmaschinenwaffe {f}

Wasserbombenwerfer {m}

Wasserbombenwerfer {m}

var. of FLANCH.

var. of FLANCH.

var. of FLANCH.

(leichter) Granatwerfer {m}