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launch1   Show phonetics
verb [T]
1 SEND to send a spacecraft or bomb into the sky, or a ship into the water
to launch a rocket/satellite
to launch a boat/fleet

2 BEGIN to begin an important activity
to launch an attack/inquiry/investigation

3 NEW PRODUCT If a company launches a product or service, it makes it available for the first time.
The book was launched last February.
The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.

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