0 present participle of launch --
1 to begin something such as a plan or introduce something new such as a product: --
[ + adv/prep ] UK After working for the company for several years she decided to launch out on her own and set up in business.
A devastating attack was launched on the rebel stronghold.
The airline will launch its new transatlantic service next month.
2 to send something out, such as a new ship into the water or a spacecraft into space: --
But for an increasing number of parents, expectations regarding the permanence of launching are not being met.
It would, for example, provide an alternative means of launching satellites.
Launching pilots, ideally with multinational participation, will identify and help address key obstacles to implementing this option in different settings.
In launching the boycott, the union was aware that it could hurt their ongoing drive for new members.
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of launching a new exhibition is that of generating an entirely new audience.
Engaging a conversational exchange by launching the purpose of the call.
There is a striking contrast between this hasty launching of tuberculin and the careful launching of the diphtheria antitoxin three years later.
We define the delay in launching new drugs as the time lag in introduction over and above the demand lag.
