Толковый словарь английского языка - launch
Launch
launch
I. verb see: lance Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to throw forward ; hurl , to release, catapult, or send off (a self-propelled object) , 2. to set (a boat or ship) afloat, to give (a person) a start , c. to put into operation or set in motion ; initiate , introduce , to get off to a good start, to load into a computer's memory and run , intransitive verb 1. to spring forward ; take off , to enter energetically , 2. to slide down the ways, to make a start, II. noun Date: 1749 an act or instance of ~ing, III. noun Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish lancha, from Portuguese Date: 1697 a large boat that operates from a ship, a small motorboat that is open or that has the forepart of the hull covered
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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