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Definition of Launching
1. Noun. The act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time.
2. Noun. The act of beginning something new. "They looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
Generic synonyms: Beginning, Commencement, Start
Specialized synonyms: Induction, Product Introduction, Ushering In, Naturalisation, Naturalization
Derivative terms: Debut
3. Noun. The act of propelling with force.
Generic synonyms: Actuation, Propulsion
Specialized synonyms: Rocket Firing, Rocket Launching
Derivative terms: Launch, Launch
Definition of Launching
1. Verb. (present participle of launch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Launching
1. launch [v] - See also: launch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Launching
Literary usage of Launching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Ship Production by Andrew Williams Carmichael (1919)
"68 and 72, the depth of water just beyond the end of the launching ways should
... Summary of Requirements of Building Slip, launching Ways, Etc. The most ..."
2. History of New York Ship Yards by John Harrison Morrison (1909)
"launching OF VESSELS AND launching DISASTERS — DRY DOCK ACCIDENTS. HE launch of
a large vessel, or of one constructed for some prominent transportation line ..."
3. Handbook of Ship Calculations, Construction and Operation: A Book of by Charles Haynes Hughes (1917)
"The breadth of the ways depends on the launching weight. To determine the breadth,
Let W = launching weight in tons I = length of cradle or ..."
4. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"The ground is specially severely tried by an armour-clad, because both it and
its launching cradle are short compared with the launching weight. ..."
5. Naval Architecture by Cecil Hobart Peabody (1917)
"launching. THE successful launching of a ship depends so much on the slope and
stability of the launching-ways that the discussion of launching may well ..."
6. Marine Insurance by Solomon Stephen Huebner (1920)
"Risks Applying Prior to launching.— An analysis of the specific risks assumed
under a builders' risk policy shows that they may be conveniently classified ..."
7. The Design and Construction of Ships by Sir John Harvard Biles (1908)
"launching. Тик launching operation of a vessel is attended, in addition to other
risks, ivith considerable risk to the structure ; and in order to lessen ..."
8. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1919)
"Account of the development and work, and the launching of the ... Opinions of
British designers. See also page 193. launching When the ..."
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