launch

To send a spacecraft, missile, or other projectile into the air or into space.

• Engineers prepared to launch the weather satellite after several weather delays.

• Was the rocket launched from the desert facility yesterday?

To introduce a new product, service, or initiative to the public.

• The software startup plans to launch its mobile app next quarter.

• They have not launched a new subscription tier since last spring.

To set a boat or ship afloat into the water.

• We launched the canoe from the gravel beach early this morning.

• Can visitors launch their own sailboats at this marina?

To start something, often suddenly or with a lot of energy.

• The defense attorney launched into a fiery closing argument before the jury.

• The company launched an investigation into the missing files.

An occasion when a spacecraft, rocket, or vessel is sent into motion or into the water.

• Thousands gathered near the coast to watch the dramatic nighttime rocket launch.

• Did you manage to record any footage of the launch?

The formal introduction or debut of a new product or project.

• The company held a press conference to celebrate the commercial launch.

• Several unexpected delays occurred before the product launch.

A large motorboat used for short trips or ferrying passengers.

• A diesel launch carried tourists across the bay to the historic island.

• Are there any private launches waiting near the harbor dock?