launch

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

   “There they were met by four thousand Ha'apa'a warriors, who launched a volley of stones and spears[…]”

2. fiil To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

   “And launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.”

3. fiil To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

   “The navy launched another ship.”

4. fiil To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.

   “NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.”

5. fiil To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

   “Our business launched a new project.”

6. fiil To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.

   “Double-click an icon to launch the associated application.”

7. fiil To release; to put onto the market for sale

   “On September 3rd Bionym, a Canadian firm, launched Nymi, a bracelet which detects the wearer’s heartbeat.”

8. fiil Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
9. fiil To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.

   “to launch into an argument or discussion”

10. fiil To start to operate.

    “After clicking the icon, the application will launch.”

11. isim The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
12. isim The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

    “The initial awards will give $316 million to SpaceX for one launch and $337 million to ULA for two launches. […] Military officials did not say exactly how many launches that might enetail^([sic]), nor did they provide a total contract value.”

13. isim An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

    “product launch”

14. isim The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
15. isim A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
16. isim An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.