launching
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Verb[edit]
launching
- present participle and gerund of launch
Noun[edit]
launching (plural launchings)
- The act by which something is launched; a launch.
- The launching of the Titanic.
- 2010, Raymond Friedman, A History of Jet Propulsion, Including Rockets, page 123:
- By 1940 they had conducted 25 successful launchings of A5 rockets, which reached 10 miles altitude and had a range of 12 miles.
Usage notes[edit]
- Launch suggests an event at a point in time. Launching suggests a process over time.
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Translations[edit]
act by which something is launched
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