Launcher

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  • noun. One that launches, as.
  • noun. A rifle attachment for firing grenades.
  • noun. A device, such as an attached tube or a portable unit, for firing rockets.
  • noun. An aircraft catapult.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a device capable of launching a rocket.
  • noun. A device which launches aircraft from an aircraft carrier; -- it provides additional velocity to the airplane, to supplement that from the airplane's engines, so that the airplane rapidly achieves a velocity sufficient to sustain it in flight when taking off.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. That which or who launches. A device which throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
  • noun. application that holds icons or menus for frequently used programs
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
  • noun. a device that launches aircraft from a warship
  • Word Usage
    "The new mobile launcher is already being built and one of the pads already have new lightning towers for Constellation."
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