launch
/lɔnt͡ʃ/ noun C1- 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.)
- The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
- An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party. · product launch· book launch
Plural launches
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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She said that they were especially happy with the interactive map and that they wanted to launch the site before the summer.
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