launching

verb

Meaning

To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
The act by which something is launched; a launch.

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