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Definition: Launch |
LaunchNoun1. A motorboat with an open deck or a half deck. 2. The act of propelling with force. Verb1. Set up or found; "She set up a literacy program". 2. Propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship". 3. Launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship". 4. Put up. 5. Begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure". 6. Take off or begin; "launch into a speech". 7. Get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process". 8. Smoothen the surface of; "float plaster". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "launch" was first used: 13th century. (references) |
Note: Launch \Launch\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Launched; Launching.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | 1. To send off a rocket vehicle under its own rocket power, as in the case of guided aircraft rockets, artillery rockets, and space vehicles. 2. To send off a missile or aircraft by means of a catapult, as in the case of the V-1, or by means of inertial force, as in the release of a bomb from a flying aircraft. 3. To give a space probe an added boost for flight into space just before separation from its launch vehicle.This term has different connotations than those of fire and shoot. See lift-off. (references) |
| 1. The action taken in launching a rocket from the surface. 2. The resultant of this action, i.e., the transition from static repose to dynamic flight by the rocket. 3. The time at which this takes place.4. The action of sending forth a rocket, probe, or other object from a moving vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft. See lift-off. (references) | |
Food & Agriculture | To move a vessel from a building berth ashore or in a dry dock into water so that it becomes water-borne. Source: European Union. (references) |
Military & Defense | The action of sending forth a rocket, probe, or other object from a moving vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft. Source: European Union. (references) |
Post & Telecom | A second Telstar was orbited in 1963. . . . Relay 2. . . was launched in 1964 and operated successfully for 21 months. Source: European Union. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | LAUNCH. The delivery, or labour, of a pregnant woman; a crying out or groaning. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Sports & Leisure | The in-flight separation of a parachute-load system from its carrier vehicle. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A dinghy is either a small utility boat used to tend a larger boat, or it is a boat developed from these tenders but now used in its own right as a form of leisure sailing. ( See Dinghy sailing.)This article concentrates on dinghies as tenders for larger boats. Most often, dinghies are rowboats, or have small outboard motors. Sometimes a small sailing rig is available.
Dinghies are extremely important. Nothing can make a yacht so inconvenient to service as a wrong-sized dinghy. Almost as many yachtsmen are killed in their dinghies as in their yachts. This happens because many people attempt to operate their dinghies in states of exhaustion or drunkenness that they would never dare on their main boat. Therefore, safety is extrmely important.
Dinghy types
Dinghies range in length from 2m up to about 6m. Larger auxiliaries are called pinnaces or lifeboats. The best size of dinghy for most yachts is about 4m, because this can carry a complete family or a family's provisions for a month.
The favorite modern material for a dinghy is glass-fiber reinforced polyester (GRP), because it requires the least care, and never rots. Water penetrating the outer coat can cause blistering and delamination. This can be prevented with a barrier coat of epoxy resin.
Aluminum and marine plywood also work well. Carvel and clinker-built wooden dinghys are beautiful, and have finer lines and better handling, but they are usually somewhat heavier. Favored woods, in decreasing resistance to rot, are locust, mahogany, fir and spruce. Modern urethane varnishes are sturdy and resist UV.
There are three common shapes for rigid dinghys.
Whaleboats are the classic premium rowboats, with a sharp bow, fine lines and a flat transom. They tip slightly, row, motor and sail the best because of their fine lines, but have less cargo capacity than prams.
Dorys are sharp-ended boats made from sheets of wood or aluminum. They cut the water well, but tip easily.
Prams are like wide dorys with flat bows. They don't tip and carry a lot of cargo, but don't cut the water well.
Fiberglass boats are all molded, so whaleboats have supplanted dorys, which were once less expensive because they were easier to build.
For inflatables, the Zodiac-type inflatable, with a rigid deck and transome, have proven superior for engines. They row and sail about as poorly as prams because of their blunt bows. Inflation makes them tough, with large reserves of buoyancy.
Folding and take-down multipiece dinghies also exist.
Bronze is the best material for hardware, followed by stainless steel. Working boats usually use galvanized steel, and replace the hardware every few years.
The Dinghy Problem
On yachts shorter than 10m there is not enough room for a reasonable dinghy, but there is a genuine need for one, because anchorages are far less expensive than slips or dock space.
Owners of small yachts compromise. They use a small rigid dinghy, tow a larger dinghy or deflate an inflatable.
Rigid dinghys for small yachts are very small (2m) dinghys, usually with a pram (blunt) bow to get more beam (width) in a shorter length.
Larger dinghies can't be lept on deck, so they are towed. A towed dinghy should have reserve buouyancy, an automatic bailer and a cover, or it is likely to be lost at sea. Most masters prefer a tow long enough to put the dinghy on the back of the swell, to prevent the dinghy from ramming the transom of the yacht.
Inflatables take extra time to inflate, and tow badly. During an ocean passage, they fit easily in their place.
Some owners have experimented with a two-piece rigid dinghy that's towed in harbor and disassembled into two nesting pieces while off-shore. When the joining method was sturdy, these reported good results.
Essential hardware
A dinghy should have a strong ring on the bow, bolted through the keel in a position that will not score the yacht's deck when the dinghy is inverted on deck. The bow ring is used for the painter (tying to a dock), towing and anchoring.
The dinghy should also have two other rings, on each side of the stern transom.
All three rings are for lifting, and securing the dinghy for stowage.
The only other essential hardware are the oarlocks (see rowing, below). The boat can struggle along with a single sculling oarlock atop the transom. The oarlocks should have ropes and storage pockets, or permanent mounts.
The dinghy is generally inverted midships on yachts to avoid unbalancing the boat, and to keep the dinghy secure from waves. Inversion keeps water out of the dinghy. Most yachts launch their dinghies by hand, or with a simple lifting tackle rigged from the main mast. Davits over the transom are convenient and look good, but sailing in a heavy following sea can cause the loss of a dinghy.
When the dinghy is inverted amidships, many yacht owners prefer it to have hand-holds on its bottom. These help launch it, and also provide more handholds on deck.
On all dinghys a name and identifying numbers should be stenciled to prevent theft. The classic place is the bow, but a good place for inflatables is the inside of the transom. The name should not be that of the main yacht, because this makes a dinghy tied to the dock an invitation to steal from the main yacht. Outboards should be scruffy-looking, and locked to the dinghy with a security cable. The dinghy should be locked to its place when stored on deck in a harbour, or alongside a public dock.
Propulsion
Conventional dinghies are rowed. Usually there is one set of oarlocks for each thwart (seat). Sliding thwarts allow far more powerful rowing. A removable thwart can permit standing rowing. A sculling oar can substitute for several oars on a dinghy normally moved by other power. A nice refinement is to place a notch or oarlock in the transom (rear wall) for a sculling oar, with a tie-down so the scull need not be pushed down by hand.
Outboard motors are also popular, though much more expensive. Engines always swing up so the dinghy can be grounded without damage. A horsepower per meter of length can move a dinghy faster than oars. Two horsepower per meter can reach hull speed. Ten horsepower per meter will put a flat-bottomed dinghy on plane. Conventionally, the gas tank is placed under the rear thwart.
The transom should not be cut down for the engine. If it is, then an engine well must be present. This prevents the boat from flooding from a low wave over the transom.
The typical sailing rig for a dinghy is a "gunter." This is a two-piece folding mast that can be stepped through a thwart and rested on the keel. It is raised by pulling a rope. Generally, it resembles a single-sailed gaff rig rather than a marconi with a triangular mainsail and jib. The gaff rig has a lower center of force and a simpler rig. The bottom of the main sail is usually untended (no boom) in order to avoid hitting the passengers with a spar. A new, compact possibility is a power kite.
Sailing dinghies for racing usually have a daggerboard or centerboard to better sail upwind. The trunk for these is usually in the middle of the dinghy's cargo area. Traditional working dinghies have a lee board that can be hooked over the side. A lee board does not split the cargo space.
A sailing rudder is usually seized (tied by rope) to a simple pair of pintles (hinge pins) on the transom. The bottom pintle should be longer so the rudder can be mounted one pintle at a time. The rope keeps the rudder from floating off in a wave.
Rudders and centerboards always have swiveling tips so the dinghy can be landed. Rudders often are arranged so the tiller folds against the rudder to make a compact package.
Other equipment
A dinghy should have at least a sculling oar, life-jackets, a hand-bailer, a bailing sponge, a large flashlight, a mouth-blown horn (not a loud-hailer, but a breath-blown fog-horn), signal whistle, signal mirror and flares. This equipment should be in a bag made of water-resistant materials tied to a thwart or inside a locker.
Anderson-style self-bailers are useful for engine-driven and sailing dinghys. These are slot-shaped seacocks that project into the stream below the hull. They are opened when submerged and moving rapidly.
A dinghy's crew can rest or fish if it has a small anchor. A rode (anchor rope) made of floating rope can't be cut by snags on the bottom. The traditional dinghy anchor is a mushroom, which does well in muddy bottoms. Folding grapnels weigh less and work in currents, but don't anchor quite as well in mud. Some persons prefer a small danforth or plow, the same as they would use on a larger boat, but these have sharp edges, and need to be pulled-on to set.
A dinghy should not be able to scratch the mother-boat's paint. The traditional fender is a length of heavy rope seized (tied by small rope) to the outside of the bulwarks (top of the sides), and slightly loose to provide a handhold for launching, or men overboard. Many modern dinghies mold in a ridge of plastic.
Many people prefer a dinghy to have a fitted cloth cover which can shed seas, or act as a shade, cuddy, cargo cover or storage cover. Traditionally it would toggle to the fender-rope or be suspended from the gunter (small folding mast). These days it might be tied to a few points and secured with snaps or velcro. Acrylic canvas is a fine modern material that resists the sun. A couple of battens and windows to make it a tent are wonderful.
A dinghy should have a locker to secure its equipment. Traditionally this is under a thwart with a bronze padlock that's opened at sea. The locker is generally arranged so the boat's painter (rope to the front ring) can be locked around a mooring by placing a loop over a dowel or hook in the locker, and locking the locker.
Dinghies as lifeboats
Dinghies are sometimes planned to be expedient lifeboats. Lifeboats should have enough fixed-displacement (i.e. foam) buoyancy to be unsinkable. They also should have a boarding ladder. It is very hard to enter most boats from the water. A lifeboat should also have space for the crew to lie down and enough room for emergency equipment.
A lifeboat should include an emergency position-indicating rescue beacon, a parasail-type sea-anchor, signaling equipment, medical supplies, food, clothing, shelter and water for at least three days. It's reassuring to have a solar still to obtain more water, and fishing lures and line for food. Include a manual on lifeboat survival.
Some persons plan to rescue themselves. They place a collapsible sailing rig and simple navigational equipment (a plastic sextant, a compass, a calibrated quartz watch and a nautical almanac) in the dinghy. The rig should include a mainsail that can be reefed for storms, and a sea-anchor. The sailing rig also allows self-rescue if the engine quits and one grows tired, as can happen if one is swept out to sea. A power kite (kite-surfing kite) may be a compact substitute for a sail and mast.
A lifeboat must have a cover. It should be able to keep out rain, make shade, and open on a choice of sides for ventilation.
The cover and sail should be colors visible from the air against the ocean.
The cover and/or sail should both be able to capture rainwater to a container. The usual scheme is a fabric channel on the bottom edge, held open with small balls of foam plastic. Many groups' lives have been saved by collected rainwater.
The extra equipment can be stored in a bag that's tied to and kept under the dinghy at sea, and brought into the cabin in port.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dinghy."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| LAMS | English | Launch Acoustic Measuring System | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: LaunchSynonyms: launching (n), establish (v), found (v), mount (v), plunge (v), set in motion (v), set up (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: abolish (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Attack | Strike at, poke at, thrust at; aim a blow at, deal a blow at; give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick; have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at; be down upon, pounce upon; fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against; bait, slap on the face; make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at; bear down upon. |
Beginning | Initiate, launch, inaugurate. |
Diffuseness | Verb: be diffuse; Adjective: run out on, descant, expatiate, enlarge, dilate, amplify, expand, inflate; launch out, branch out; rant. |
Killing | Cut off, nip in the bud, launch into eternity, send to one's last account, sign one's death warrant, strike the death knell of. |
Regression | Send; send off, let off, fire off; discharge, shoot; launch, release, send forth, let fly; put in orbit, send into orbit, launch into orbit dash. |
Noun: propulsion, projection; propelment; vis a tergo; push, shove; (impulse); ejaculate; ejection; throw, fling, toss, shot, discharge, shy; launch, release. | |
Ship | Boat, pinnace, launch; life boat, long boat, jolly boat, bum boat, fly boat, ferry oat, canal boat; swamp boat, ark, bully, bateau battery, broadhorn, dory, droger, drogher; dugout, durham boat, flatboat, galiot; shallop, gig, funny, skiff, dingy, scow, cockleshell, wherry, coble, punt, cog, kedge, lerret; eight oar, four oar, pair oar; randan; outrigger; float, raft, pontoon; prame; iceboat, ice canoe, ice yacht. |
Undertaking | Verb: undertake; engage in, embark in; launch into, plunge into; volunteer; apprentice oneself to; engage; (promise); contract; take upon oneself, take upon one's shoulders; devote oneself to; (determination). |
Take up, take in hand; tackle; set about, go about; set to, fall to, set to work; launch forth; set up shop; put in hand, put in execution; set forward; break the neck of a business, be in, for; put one's hand to, put one's foot in; betake oneself to, turn one's hand to, go to do; begin; broach, one's (originate); put one's hand to the plow, lay one's hand to the plow, put one's shoulder to the wheel. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I'm gettin' ready to launch a little thing called operation sweep her off her feet (Shanghai Knights; writing credit: Alfred Gough; Miles Millar) Launch your whole career (Halloween: Resurrection; writing credit: Debra Hill; John Carpenter) So you're not at all worried about the number 13? Even though you're launch is scheduled for 13:13, and you'll be entering the moon's atmosphere on April 13th (Apollo 13; writing credit: Jim Lovell; Jeffrey Kluger) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Launch of Meteor III (1902) Shanghai from a Launch (1901) A Launch Party in the Adirondacks (1900) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Launch Phase Simulator at Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA. |  | Launch of Sputnik 2. Credit: NASA. |
 | A new golden era of space exploration and discovery began April 24, 1990 with the launch and ... Credit: NASA. |  | SeaWiFS/SeaStar Launch Highlights. Credit: NASA. |
 | Shuttle Launch Pads. Credit: NASA. |  | Raydist tower at Cape San Blas Note man at top of tower making final adjustments Installed by party off of NOAA Launch 1257. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Assembling Raydist tower sections Party off of NOAA Launch 1257. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Survey launch on FAIRWEATHER at sunset while anchored in Wide Bay. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A space shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral provides a dramatic site for beach-goers. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Harley Nygren working on a hydrographic survey sheet on Survey Launch #15. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| "Canadian Geese" by James Stephen Windsor Commentary: "This photograph of Canadian Geese particularly surprised me, as I never actually thought I was that close to the birds. My main aim was to get the birds jumping into the water, but I clicked too quick, and was left with one in launch [blurred back] and on" | "Feed the student 2" by Elias Minasi Commentary: "Children from a baby house, they are eating his break launch." |
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 | Horn; boat; harbor; yacht; baiter; baitskiff; barge; bark; bateau; canoe; catamaran; craft; dinghy; dory; dragger; highliner; hulk; ketch; launch; lifeboat; mackinaw; pointer; raft; rodney; sailboat; schooner; scow; shallop; ship; skiff; sloop; steamboat. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These advances have made it possible for the NIH to launch two new initiatives that build on current activities and give a new focus to future work. The first initiative, the NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Initiative, is designed to expedite the progress toward finding effective medications and other approaches to delaying or preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. (references) | |
Business | Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". (references) | |
Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. (references) | ||
Hungary’s ten biggest banks plan to launch internet banking services within two years. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | South Africa | The Department asked the school to launch an investigation to determine whether the children were Rastafarians in fact. (references) |
Morocco | On May 3, the SNPM and the International Federation of Journalists (FIJE) used International Press Day to launch a campaign to protect journalists. (references) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Scheduled to launch in the first half of the year, RTV FBiH was to broadcast on two channels offering a blend of Bosniak and Croat programming, but had not begun broadcasting by year's end. (references) | |
Economic History | France | The official launch of the A-400M program is expected to take place in 2001. (references) |
Burma | The GOB expects to launch the long-delayed GSM cellular network later this year. (references) | |
Croatia | It is recommended that 15-200 billboards be used for a nationwide launch campaign. (references) | |
Human Rights | Lebanon | The Israeli army claimed that the victims were attempting to launch cross-border attacks. (references) |
Czech Republic | The UDV, an independent part of the Czech Police Office of Investigations, is empowered to launch and conduct prosecutions and propose filing suits to state attorney's offices. (references) | |
Angola | After Namibia decided in December 1999 to allow the FAA to launch anti-UNITA attacks from Namibian territory, there was extensive cross-border fighting, which resulted in civilian deaths and injuries. (references) | |
Political Economy | Mexico | Two other insurgent groups, the Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) and Revolutionary Army of the People's Insurgency (ERPI), have been mostly quiescent over the past two years, although they may retain the ability to launch small-scale raids on government installations in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. (references) |
Political Rights | Azerbaijan | Several major opposition parties were disqualified from campaigning as a result of alleged falsifications in signature lists required for participation, only after international pressure were all major parties allowed to launch their campaigns. (references) |
Travel | Ireland | The Euro has fallen in value against the dollar and sterling since its launch. (references) |
Worker Rights | Pakistan | A board was been formed to launch projects to combat child labor, and provincial governments were asked to submit proposals during the year. (references) |
Brazil | The ILO plans to fund research, launch a public awareness campaign, and provide training for government agencies involved in curbing forced labor. (references) | |
Bangladesh | The program plans to develop and test materials for a national campaign using all media, to implement such a campaign, to conduct awareness-raising workshops and meetings at all levels, to launch school programs, to establish a mobile campaign throughout the country, and to launch an advertising campaign in border areas. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Harry Belafonte | On another channel, getting ready to launch a work that I had just done. I was on NBC and just about to go down to the World Trade Center for breakfast. Had the incident happened just an hour later, I might very well have been one of its victims. |
Rush Limbaugh | Clinton did launch missiles at aspirin factories and empty terrorist camps during the Monica Lewinsky grand jury proceedings, but the goal there was to distract the people's attention from Monica Lewinsky's testimony, not to get bin Laden. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Bulldozers and cranes were observed as late as Thursday actively clearing new areas within the sites and improving the approach roads to the launch pads. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We will launch a special effort in the chronically distressed areas of Appalachia. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | My Administration was able to launch a long sought after psychological readjustment and outreach program, unprecedented in its popularity, sensitivity and success. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | The Department of Transportation will help an expendable launch services industry to get off the ground. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Launch" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 57.91% of the time. "Launch" is used about 2,938 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 57.91% | 1,701 | 4,930 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 36.86% | 1,083 | 6,958 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.83% | 142 | 26,554 |
| Noun (common) | 0.24% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.17% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,938 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Launch Media, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "launch": crash launch ♦ launch a campaign ♦ launch a rocket ♦ launch a threat ♦ launch an assault ♦ launch an attack ♦ launch area ♦ launch campaign ♦ launch chamber ♦ launch control center ♦ launch counterattack ♦ launch election campaign ♦ launch forth ♦ launch into ♦ launch into eternity ♦ launch into orbit ♦ launch into orbit dash ♦ launch into orbit/to ♦ launch into the water ♦ launch negotiations ♦ launch out ♦ launch out into ♦ launch pad ♦ launch site ♦ launch vehicle ♦ Space Launch Initiative. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "launch": launch-aid, launch-and-leave, launch-control, launch-pad, Launch-to-edit. | |
Ending with "launch": motor-launch, pre-launch, re-launch. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
launch | 32,400 | launch software | 51 |
launch yahoo | 3,540 | multiple launch rocket system | 49 |
launch music | 2,185 | mars launch | 48 |
launch music video | 1,029 | launch video yahoo | 47 |
cast launch | 493 | boat launch | 46 |
launch radio | 445 | launch music video yahoo | 43 |
launch video | 439 | national aeronautics and space administration launch | 40 |
launch yahoo.com | 300 | browser explorer internet launch | 38 |
launch music yahoo | 299 | new product launch | 37 |
com launch | 299 | cast launch radio | 32 |
launch turbo | 274 | launch mars rover | 31 |
launch music.com | 181 | affiliate helmet launch program stickers.com | 30 |
product launch | 127 | cast launch yahoo | 29 |
launch quick | 73 | rocket launch | 29 |
sea launch | 70 | com launch music | 28 |
aim express launch | 68 | cast.com launch | 27 |
space shuttle launch | 64 | national aeronautics and space administration launch schedule | 25 |
launch radio yahoo | 56 | product launch uk | 24 |
shuttle launch | 55 | launch videos.com | 23 |
launch music videos.com | 55 | space launch | 20 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "launch"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | lëshoj në ujë, lëshim (coast, concession, discharge, droop, drop, emission, failure, flaccidity, flagging, funk, issuance, issue, launching, laxity, laxness, megrims, profligacy, release, relief, sag, tolerance), vërvit (fling, hurl, throw), vërvis (fling, hurl, throw), nis një avion, ndihmoj të fillojë, motobarkë (powerboat), hidhem (bounce, bound, caper, dash, Frisk, hop, jig, jounce, jump, leap, lunge, peg, pounce, skip, spring, vault, Wade), hedhje (Bob, buck, cast, chuck, dart, dash, disposal, drop, fling, flirt, hop, hurl, jerk, leap, lunge, lurch, pitch, pounce, precipitation, projection, put, skip, throw, throwing, toss), hedh (aim, cast, cheat, chuck, dart, dash, diddle, discard, dispose of, down-load, drop, evade, flash, fling, flip, fob, fob off, have, heave, hose, hurl, land, pitch, pour out, project, push, rain, release, scrap, send, set down, sink, sling, spill, sprinkle, strew, swing, tap, throw, throw away, throw down, throw over, toss, touch off, transfer, winnow), futem (affiliate, be propagated, break in, dive, drive into, enter, get into, go in, interfere, join, join in, lend oneself to, penetrate, plough into, plunge, sink in, slide, start, stuff, worm), fut (accept, cram into, drive, drive in, embed, engrain, enter, establish, foot, hide, insert, intercalate, interpolate, introduce, let in, mix in, move in, number, plunge, poke, pour into, put, put in the picture, put smb. wise to smth., set, speak, stick into, stock up, stuff, submerge, take on, thrust, tuck, usher in), fus (accept for, Bury, cram into, drive, embroil, enclose, engrain, enter, get in, inclose, interpolate, introduce, mix in, pack, plunge, poke, pour into, press in, put, put in the picture, set, shove, speak, stick into, stock up, stuff, work in). (various references) | |
Arabic | نزل سفينة الي الماء, لنش, زورق بخاري (barge, ship), عوم (float, prime), طرح في الأسواق, إندفع بجرأة, إستهل (begin, commence, initialize, institute, lead off, open, preface, set, start, strike up), أطلق صاروخا, شن هجوما (attack), بدأ (begin, begin on smth., commence, fall to, incept, initialize, initiate, institute, lead, lead off, proceed, set, set about, set in, start, start off, tackle, take, take in, tee). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хвърлям (aim, broadcast, cast, cob, dart, dash, draw, fling, fling down, flung, heave, hurl, hurtle, jerk, pass, pitch, plunk, pounce, precipitate, project, send, shadow, shed, shoot, shoot out, sling, sock, throw, throw off, throw out, toss, toss about, whop), катер (cutter, motorboat, pinnace), катапултиране (launching), основавам (base, bottom, charter, establish, found, ground, institute, organize, plant, promote, set up, start), обсипвам с (pelt), насочвам (aim, bring round, fasten, guide, lay, level, point at, present, refer, ride at, set, set on, shape, sight, steer), мятам (cast, drive, fling, pitch, put on, sell, send, shaft, shoot, sling, slip over, spoof, swing, throw, toss, tumble about), лансирам (boost, bring out, initiate, push, push forward, put up, sell), пускам в ход (bring into play), предприемам (embark, undertake), почвам (begin, dawn, get going, go, go ahead, start), изхвърлям с катапулт. (various references) | |
Chinese | 創辦 , 发射 (Launched, launching). (various references) | |
Czech | založit (base, begin, constitute, establish, file, float, found, ground, institute, mislay, plant, set up, start, start up, wedge), zahájit (begin, commence, go off, handsel, inaugurate, Initialize, initiate, introduce, lead off, preface, start), vypustit (deflate, drain, let down, let off, let out, release, run off), vypuknout (break out), vymrštit (catapult, fling out, hurl out), spustit na vodu (float), spuštìní (launching), odpálit (blast off, detonate, drive smth. in, explode, spring, touch off), odpálení (swipe). (various references) | |
Danish | lade løbe af stablen, udkaste, søsætte, chalup, afskyde. (various references) | |
Dutch | van stapel laten lopen, ontketenen, lanceren, barkas (longboat). (various references) | |
Esperanto | lanĉi, ŝalupego (longboat). (various references) | |
Faeroese | koma við (concern), bera fram (introduce, offer, present, tender). (various references) | |
Farsi | پرت کردن (Hurl, Hurtle, Impinge, Jaculate, Shy, Throw, Toss), مامورکردن , انداختن (Cast, Delete, Drop, Hitch, Hurl, Hurtle, Jaculate, Layaway, Omit, Put, Relegate, Shovel, Sling, Slough, Souse, Throw, Thrust, Toss), اقدام کردن (Enterprise, Proceed), روانه کردن (Dismiss, Dispatch, Hale, Send), شروع کردن (Begin, Commence, Embark, Start), به اب انداختن کشتی . (various references) | |
Finnish | laskea vesille. (various references) | |
French | lancer (lance), chaloupe. (various references) | |
German | abschießen (discharge, fire, fire off, kick off, knock out, let off, loose off, pick off, shoot down, shoot in, shoot off, to bring down, to launch), starten (blast off, commence, get under way, initate, launch forth, launch out, power up, race, run, set off, start, starts, take off, take-off, to launch), start (activation, blastoff, boot, departure, kickoff, lift off, liftoff, opening, runway, shot, start, starting, starting grid, starting line, starting post, take off, takeoff), abschuss (blast off, firing, kill, knocking out, launching, loosing off, offal, shooting down). (various references) | |
Greek | καθελκύω, εκτοξεύω (catapult, eject, jet). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לשלח (deliver, dismiss, dispatch, drive out, release, send off), לפתוח ב- (set off, turn on), להתחיל (begin, break ground, commence, open), השקת ספינה, סירה גדולה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | vízre bocsátás (getting out, launching, putting to sea). (various references) | |
Indonesian | memperlancar (expedite, speed up), meluncurkan, kapal bargas. (various references) | |
Italian | varare (to launch), scialuppa (boat, jolly boat, pinnace, shallop, sloop, yawl). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 着手 (embarkation), ランゲルハンス島 (athletic-style shirt, bag, inside-the-park home run, isle of Langerhans, knapsack, lance, Lancel, lancer, land, landing, landing bahn, landmark, LANDSAT, landscape, lantern, lanthanum, Lanvin, launcher, laundry, lingerie, lunch, lunch set, luncheon, lunchtime, lunchtime concert, meeting, pensioneer, random, random sampling, rumble seat, runner, runner's high, running, running cost, running home run, running homer, running stock, running vest, run-through, runtime, satchel with back straps, tank top), 打ち上げ , 汽艇 , 内火艇 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ランチ (lunch), ないかてい, きてい (base, default, established, ground, inn, inner rules, official regulations, provisions, regulation, restaurant), うちあげ, ちゃくしゅ (embarkation). (various references) | |
Korean | 발사 (launching). (various references) | |
Manx | lhunney (launching), lhunnaghey, launshey, cur er bun (engender, engineer, establish, inaugurate, instigate, open up, organize, put on, stage, start), baatey liauyr (longboat). (various references) | |
Norwegian | lansering, utskytning, stabelavløpning, sjøsette. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aunchlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | lançamento (blast-off, cast, casting, entry, fling, projection, put, release, shy, stroke), lancha (barge). (various references) | |
Romanian | lansa (circulate, dash, deliver, deploy, discharge, drop, fling, float, hurl, initiate, plug, project, release, send, set off, shoot, start, throw), da (accord, administer, afford, avail, beat, bestow, bind, deal, deliver, deliver up, extend, fetch, find, gift, give, give away, grant, hallo, hand, inflict, lend, offer, pass, pay, push, reach, render, restore, return, sell, send, set, sound, sprout, yea, yes, yield), barcaz, barcã cu motor (motor boat), azvârli (cast, catapult, chuck, discharge, drop, fling, hurl, jet, kick, precipitate, project, send, shoot, slam, sling, throw, toss, tumble), şalupã (barge, boat, pinnace), arunca (bowl, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off, chuck, cob, dart, dash, deliver, discard, drop, fling, huddle on, hurl, jet, jettison, peg, pelt at, pitch, pluck, plump, plunge into, precipitate, project, put, reject, rush, send, shoot, slam, sling, throw, throw away, throw off, throw out, toss, tumble). (various references) | |
Russian | спускать (let fall, lower), спуск судна на воду, катер (motorboat, motor-boat), начинать (began, begin, begun, commence, enter upon, inaugurate, incept, kick off, lead off, preface, prelude, set to, start, start off, starts, strike up), метать (dart, hurl, shoot, sling, throw), запустить (fling, throw), запускать запуск (launching), запускать (set off), бросать (cast, cast off, на корме, dart, dash, drop, dump, fling, give over, give up, heave, hurl, jilt, pitched, plant, project, put, quit, relinquish, shoot, slam down, slinging, slings, slung, threw, throw, throw over, thrown, toss), баркас (longboat, long-boat), предпринимать (undertake, undertaken, undertook). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | lansirati (blast off), lansiranje (blast off, launching), upustiti se (get into), preduzeti (set to, undertake), porinuti, porinuće (dipping, flotation, launching), ispaliti, barkasa. (various references) | |
Spanish | lanzamiento (bowling, cast, drop, fling, hurl, launching, pitching, release, shoot, throw, throwing), botar (bounce, bound, dispose of, sail, throw, throw aside, throw away, throw out, turn out). (various references) | |
Swedish | starta (begin, float, go, initiate, lift off, originate, set off, start), slunga (dart, fling, hurl, hurtle, sling, throw), sjösätta. (various references) | |
Thai | เรือบด, เริ่มดำเนินการ, การเริ่มปฏิบัติการ, ปล่อยเรือลงน้ำ. (various references) | |
Turkish | savaş gemisi filikası, piyasaya sürmek (pass, utter), girişmek (address oneself to, approach, attack, begin, buckle down to, buckle oneself to, embark, embark upon, enter into, enter on, enter upon, fall to, fling, have a bash, interfere, jut into, kick off, knuckle down to, launch out, pitch into, proceed, set about, set off, set one's hand to, set oneself to do smth., set out, set to, start in, start out, tackle, take a step, take the initiative, throw oneself into, undertake, venture on, venture upon, wade in, wade into), fırlatmak (aim, blast off, bung, cast, cast away, catapult, chuck, chuck away, dart, eject, fling, hurl, hurtle, pelt, project, send, shoot, shoot out, shy, swing, throw, toss, whisk), denize indirmek, başlatmak (begin, commence, get going, give a start, induct, initiate, institute, lead away, lead off, open, open the ball, set off, start, stir up, trigger), başlamak (begin, come on, commence, cut along, enter into, enter on, enter upon, fall into, fall to, get, get a move on, get going, get to, go, go off, inaugurate, introduce, kick off, knuckle down to, launch out, launch out into, lay down, open, set about, set in, set out, set to, start, start in, start off, strike in, strike up, turn to), atmak (affix, beat, blow, blow out, cashier, cast, cast away, cast off, catapult, chuck, chuck away, chuck out, dart, dash, deliver, discharge, doff, draw the longbow, drop, eject, elbow out, elbow smb. out, eliminate, fabricate, fetch, fib, flash, fling, fling away, fling out, fuse, fuze, give a kick, heave, hurl, inflict, insert, invent, junk, let fly, loose, loose off, order off, peg, peg at, pelt, pitch, precipitate, project, pulsate, pulse, put, scutch, send, shoot, shoot out, shy, sling, tell a fib, tell lies, throw, throw away, throw into, toss, uncork, utter, void), çıkmak (ascend, break out, break through, climb, come about, come off, come on, come out, come to a head, come up, crop out, date, date up, detach, drop out, emanate, emerge, erupt, escalate, eventuate, exit, extricate oneself, extrude, flirt, get off, go for, go forth, go off, go out, go together, go with, grow out of, grow up, hatch, have it's source in, issue, jut, jut out, keep company with, knock about, knock around, launch out, move out, occur, originate, peep, peep out, photograph, point, present oneself, prove, puff out, puff up, pull out, pullulate, quit, rise, rub off, rub out, sally forth, sally out, secede, separate, shoot out, spoon, spring, stem, step out, step up, stick, stick out, take it's source from, take out, take to, walk out, walk out of, walk out with, well forth, work out). (various references) | |
Turkmen | kater (cutter). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | стапель (building berth, stocks), спускати на воду (set afloat), спуск на воду, запускати (set off), баркас (barge), починати (begin, break, commence, embark, enter into, enter on, enter upon, initiate, institute, lead off, open, prelude, quicken, set off, start, strike up, tee off, tee up, undertake). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | deduc, deducam, deducant, deducantur, deducar, deducat, deducatis, deducebant, deducebatur, deducemini, deducens, deducentibus, deducere, deducerem, deducerent, deduceret, deduces, deducesque, deducet, deducetis, deduci, deducis, deducit, deducite, deducta, deducti, deductum, deducturum, deductus, deducunt, deducuntur, deduxerunt, deduxeruntque, deduxi, deduxisset, deduxisti, deduxit, lancea. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | lanceare. (various references) |
| Portugese | 1100-Modern | lancha. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | WV de epausato lalwn eipen proV ton simwna epanagage eiV to baqoV kai calasate ta diktua umwn eiV agran |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ut cessavit autem loqui dixit ad Simonem duc in altum et laxate retia vestra in capturam |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | þa he sprecan geswac he cwæþ to simone; Teoh hit on dypan and lætað eowre nett on þone fiscwer; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And as he ceesside to speke, he seide to Symount, Lede thou in to the depthe, and slake youre nettis to take fisch. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | When he had leeft speakynge he sayde vnto Simon: Launche out in to the depe and let slippe youre nettes to make a draught |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa nakaundang na siya pagsulti, siya miingon kang Simon, "Palawod kamo ug itaktak didto ang inyong mga pukot aron maka-kuha kamo." |
| Croatian | Kada dovrši pouku, reèe Šimunu: "Izvezi na puèinu i bacite mreže za lov." |
| Danish | Men da han holdt op med at tale, sagde han til Simon: "Far ud på Dybet, og kaster eders Garn ud til en Dræt!" |
| Dutch | En als Hij afliet van spreken, zeide Hij tot Simon: Steek af naar de diepte, en werp uw netten uit om te vangen. |
| Finnish | Mutta puhumasta lakattuaan hän sanoi Simonille: "Vie venhe syvälle ja heittäkää verkkonne apajalle". |
| French | Lorsqu`il eut cessé de parler, il dit à Simon: Avance en pleine eau, et jetez vos filets pour pêcher. |
| German | Und als er hatte aufgehört zu reden, sprach er zu Simon: Fahre auf die Höhe und werfet eure Netze aus, daß ihr einen Zug tut. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setelah selesai mengajar, Ia berkata kepada Simon, "Berdayunglah ke tempat yang dalam, dan tebarkan jalamu untuk menangkap ikan." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah sudah Ia berhenti bertutur, maka kata-Nya kepada Simon, "Bertolaklah ke tempat yang dalam, dan labuhkanlah pukatmu akan menangkap ikan." |
| Italian | Quando ebbe finito di parlare, disse a Simone: «Prendi il largo e calate le reti per la pesca». |
| Manx Gaelic | Nish tra v'eh erreish loayrt, dooyrt eh rish Simon, Ymmyrt-jee magh gys y diunid, as cuir-jee yn lieen son tayrn. |
| Maori | A ka mutu tana korero, ka mea ia ki a Haimona, Neke atu ki te wahi hohonu, ka tuku ai i a koutou kupenga ki te hao. |
| Norwegian | Men da han holdt op å tale, sa han til Simon: Legg ut på dypet, og kast eders garn ut til en drett! |
| Portuguese | Quando acabou de falar, disse a Simão: Faze-te ao largo e lançai as vossas redes para a pesca. |
| Rumanian | Cknd a kncetat sq vorbeascq, a zis lui Simon: ,,Depqrteazq -o la adknc, wi aruncayi-vq mrejile pentru pescuire.`` |
| Russian | лПЗДБ ЦЕ РЕТЕУФБМ ХЮЙФШ, УЛБЪБМ уЙНПОХ: ПФРМЩЧЙ ОБ ЗМХВЙОХ Й ЪБЛЙОШФЕ УЕФЙ УЧПЙ ДМС МПЧБ. |
| Shuar | Unuiniasua amik Semunkan chicharuk "Kanu kunanam jukim neka ai ajunkatarum" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Alipomaliza kufundisha, akamwambia Simoni, "Peleka mashua mpaka kilindini, mkatupe nyavu zenu mpate kuvua samaki." |
| Uma | Kahudu-na metudui', na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki Simon: "Toko tena hilou hi kanalaa-na, pai' tene' jala' -ni bona mporata-koi bau'." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "launch": launched, launcher, launchers, launches, launching, launchpad, launchpads. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "launch": postlaunch, prelaunch, relaunch. (additional references) | |
Words containing "launch": relaunched, relaunches, relaunching. (additional references) | |
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"Launch" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: laich, lanuch, lauch, laun, launchd, launsh, Ljungh, lonch, lounch, saunch. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "launch" (pronounced lô"nkh) |
| 4 | l ô" n kh | relaunch. |
| 3 | -ô" n kh | staunch. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: nuchal. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-h-l-n-u" | |
-1 letter: lunch, nucha, uhlan. | |
-2 letters: caul, clan, haul, hula, luna, ulan, ulna. | |
-3 letters: can, hun, lac, nah. | |
-4 letters: ah, al, an, ha, la, na, nu, uh, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-h-l-n-u" | |
+1 letter: nuchals, unlatch. | |
+2 letters: clubhand, eulachan, eulachon, launched, launcher, launches, relaunch. | |
+3 letters: chanceful, changeful, clubhands, eulachans, eulachons, herculean, launchers, launching, launchpad, lunchmeat, prelaunch, punchball, raunchily, spleuchan, staunchly, unethical, unlatched, unlatches, unshackle. | |
+4 letters: anacolutha, claughting, crunchable, houseclean, launchpads, leprechaun, lunchmeats, multichain, postlaunch, punchballs, quenchable, relaunched, relaunches, spleuchans, trauchling, unathletic, unbleached, unchastely, unchewable, unlatching, unshackled, unshackles. | |
+5 letters: anacoluthic, anacoluthon, backhauling, changefully, clubhauling, hallucinate, hibernacula, homonuclear, housecleans, knucklehead, leprechauns, relaunching, thunderclap, uncatchable, unchanneled, uncheckable, uncrushable, unmatchable, unreachable, unscholarly, unshackling, unshockable, unteachable, untechnical, untouchable, unwatchable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Sounds 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Names: Company Usage 15. Expressions 16. Expressions: Internet | 17. Translations: Modern 18. Translations: Ancient 19. Bible Trace 20. Abbreviations | 21. Acronyms 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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