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LAUNCHER

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• LAUNCHER (noun)
The noun LAUNCHER has 2 senses:

1. armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship

Familiarity information: LAUNCHER used as a noun is rare.

• LAUNCHER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

launcher; rocket launcher

Hypernyms ("launcher" is a kind of...):

armament (weaponry used by military or naval force)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "launcher"):

bazooka (a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A device that launches aircraft from a warship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

catapult; launcher

Hypernyms ("launcher" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

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"An idiot threw a stone in the well, fourty wise people couldn't get it out."
(Armenian proverb)
"Even the king saves his money."
(Corsican proverb)

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