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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

launching

· IPA /lˈɔntʃɪŋ/
01 n. the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time.
  1. 1.
    the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time.
  2. 2.
    the act of beginning something new.
  3. 3.
    the act of propelling with force.