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launcher

[ lawn-cher, lahn- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that launches. launch.
  2. a structural device designed to support and hold a missile in position for firing.


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/ ˈɔːԳʃə /

noun

  1. any installation, vehicle, or other device for launching rockets, missiles, or other projectiles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of launcher1

First recorded in 1815–25; launch 1 + -er 1
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A missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line.

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The Israeli military said it had hit dozens of rocket launchers and a command centre belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

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American defense contractors spend millions on branding, but it was Ukrainians sitting in trenches and dodging artillery fire who turned a missile launcher into a saint.

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The partner firm will manufacture launchers and command and control vehicles for the missiles in Ukraine.

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"Rocket launchers come here from the US," she told reporters, insisting it was in the interest of both nations to stop providing drug cartels with firepower.

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