To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat

• He is planning to launch his business.

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• The rocket was launched into space.

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To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground

To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation

To release; to put onto the market for sale

Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off

To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with forcerare

To pierce with, or as with, a lancerare

The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.)

• The rocket blew up a few seconds after launch.

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An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built — Compare: to splash a ship.rare

The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch"