Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time.
- noun the act of beginning something new.
- noun the act of propelling with force.
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- verb Present participle of
launch .
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- noun the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
- noun the act of propelling with force
- noun the act of beginning something new
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Examples
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Pyongyang has said that if Washington tries to punish it for what it calls the launching of a communications satellite, not a missile, it will quit six-nation nuclear disarmament talks and restart its plutonium-producing nuclear facilities.
CNET News.com 2009
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The slip is due to a delay in launching the WGS mission ahead of us.
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The objective in launching these sorts of parleys with your opponents is two-fold.
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Also launching is a 'Biggest Loser' fitness resort in Malibu on Sept. 26.
'The Biggest Loser' Fitness Resort Opens September 26th In Malibu The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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"What we're launching is really the first mobile product that is designed to give full Web fidelity."
PlayBook, BlackBerry Tablet, Unveiled (PICTURES, VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Isn't there some value in launching and monitoring a 1-X, a single 4 segment SRB, when it's not attached to something else, before trying a 5 segment one?
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Although I technically 'use' the start menu in Windows 7, I don't actually see it very often as keystroke launching is so quick and effective that the menu barely has time to draw on screen before the application is launching.
CSMenu Brings The Classic Start Menu Back To Windows 7 | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The protagonist isn't interested in launching himself forward or backward in time on a voyage of discovery; he isn't off on a dinosaur hunt; he isn't stacking the deck to grow his own personal fortune or create temporal commerce; he's not even in it to alter the course of history.
MIND MELD: Memorable Short Stories to Add to Your Reading List (Part 2 of 2) 2009
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| Reply well the thought of ARES launching is a pretty scary concept so Halloween is kind of fitting.
Ares Adopts "Thriller" Theme For Latest Launch Poster - NASA Watch 2009
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Still, civic groups are once again launching an aggressive effort to get out the Latino vote.
GHibbs commented on the word launching
My adjectival use: 'They will use a launching pad.'
August 22, 2011