launch
verb
[ lɔːn(t)ʃ ]
• set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
• "the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen"
Similar:
set afloat,
float,
put to sea,
put into the water,
send down the slipway,
• start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise).
• "the government is to launch a £1.25 million publicity campaign"
Similar:
set in motion,
get going,
get under way,
start,
begin,
embark on,
usher in,
initiate,
put in place,
instigate,
institute,
inaugurate,
set up,
bring out,
organize,
introduce,
open,
establish,
found,
originate,
create,
pioneer,
lay the foundations of,
lay the first stone of,
bring into being,
activate,
mastermind,
float,
debut,
roll out,
start the ball rolling,
kick off,
commence,
launch
noun
• an act or instance of launching something.
• "the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’): from Anglo-Norman French launcher, variant of Old French lancier (see lance).
launch
noun
• a large motorboat, used especially for short trips.
• "she cruised the waterways on a luxury motor launch"
Origin:
late 17th century: from Spanish lancha ‘pinnace’, perhaps from Malay lancharan, from lanchar ‘swift, nimble’.
