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Definition of Launchers
1. launcher [n] - See also: launcher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Launchers
Literary usage of Launchers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. National Missile Defense and Prospects for U.S. edited by Thad Cochran (1997)
"Each Party may have no more than a total of fifteen ABM launchers at test ranges
... Each Party undertakes not to develop, test, or deploy ABM launchers for ..."
2. The Aeroplane: An Elementary Text-book of the Principles of Dynamic Flight by Thomas O'Brien Hubbard, John Henry Ledeboer, Charles Cyril Turner (1911)
"... Dihedral Angle—Vertical Surfaces—Movable Surfaces—Front and Rear
Controls—Warping —Ailerons—Variable Surfaces—Starting—Mechanical Launchers —Starting
on ..."
3. Pig Gathering System Pipelines by HDC Human Development Consultants, HDC Human Development Consultants Ltd. (2001)
"4 Pig Launchers and Receivers To send a pig, a pig is inserted into the pig launcher
... Pig launchers are located at the upstream end of the flow line, ..."
4. Describe and Use Pigs on Mainline Liquids Pipelines by HDC Human Development Consultants, HDC Human Development Consultants Ltd. (2001)
"... are equipped with barrel- shaped pig launchers and receivers. This training
kit focuses on the safe and efficient launching and receiving of pigs ..."
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