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launch

verb (SEND)
 
 
/lɔːntʃ/ US  /lɑːntʃ/

Definition

C1 [T] to send something out, such as a new ship to sea or a spacecraft into space: A spokesman for the dockyard said they hoped to launch the first submarine within two years. to launch a missileSpace travelArriving and departing by boat or ship launch yourself mainly UK to jump with great force: The defender launched himself at the attacking player, bringing him to the ground.JumpingBouncing
(Definition of launch verb (SEND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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