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Added 9 October 2026

launch

/lɔːnt͡ʃ/ noun

In Latin: dēdūcō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about launch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A motorboat with an open deck or a half deck.
The act of propelling with force.

verb

Set up or found.
She set up a literacy program
Propel with force.
launch the space shuttle
Launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage.
launch a ship

Origin

From Middle English launchen (“to throw as a lance”), Old French lanchier, another form (Old Northern French/Norman variant, compare Jèrriais lanchi) of lancier, French lancer, from lance.

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