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launcher

[ lawn-cher, lahn- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that launches. launch.
  2. a structural device designed to support and hold a missile in position for firing.


ˈܲԳ

/ ˈɔːԳʃə /

noun

  1. any installation, vehicle, or other device for launching rockets, missiles, or other projectiles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of launcher1

First recorded in 1815–25; launch 1 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

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Of course, a unique ride vehicle — a carnival car with a spring-action launcher — doesn’t hurt.

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"The main question is when an adapted launcher will be ready. Depending on the investment and decisions to be taken, this could be done for 2030 or 2035, meaning commercial viability before 2037."

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Earlier, the IDF said it had hit the launcher which fired the rockets at Israel, after ordering residents in several districts of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza to evacuate.

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A missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line.

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The Israeli military said it had hit dozens of rocket launchers and a command centre belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

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