launchern.

Brit.

/ˈlɔːn(t)ʃə/, U.S.

/ˈlɔn(t)ʃər/,

/ˈlɑn(t)ʃər/

Etymology: < launch v. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (lǭ·nʃəɹ, lā·nʃə ɹ) /ˈlɔːnʃə(r)/, formerly /ˈlɑːnʃə(r)/.

1. One who launches, in senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > launcher of boat

launcher1824

the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [noun] > initiator

openerOE

first beginninga1382

first beginner?1473

starter1662

initiator1676

mover1873

launcher1897

initiand1969

1824 P. Hawker Instr. Young Sportsmen (ed. 3) 329 A family..who are by far the best launchers in Hampshire.

1827 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 302 The vagabond mud launchers.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 19 Aug. 6/3 To make the launchers of schemes responsible for their promises.

1899 Daily News 4 May 7/3 All hands turned out at once to launch the lifeboat,..four of the most useful launchers..being women.

2. A device or structure that launches something or is used for launching; spec. (a) a structure that holds a rocket or missile during launching; (b) a rocket from which a satellite is released into orbit.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > structure from which aircraft launched

pylon1909

launcher1911

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > structure holding rocket during launch

launcher1944

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun]

rocket1919

moon rocket1921

space rocket1928

space gun1929

step rocket1932

ion rocket1936

photon rocket1949

rockoon1953

space launcher1955

launcher1958

cosmic rocket1959

ullage rocket1961

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [noun] > one who or that which > launcher

launcher1971

1911 T. O'B. Hubbard et al. Aeroplane v. 61 There have been many..mechanical launchers invented, but none have met with any success..except the rail-and-falling-weight method originally used by the Wright biplanes.

1944 C. P. Lent Rocket Res. 4 The photograph lower left is a German rocket launcher.

1945 Aeroplane Spotter 18 Oct. 250/2 Zero-type rocket-projectile launchers eliminated the drag of the earlier tube type to such an extent that the Lockheed P-38J and P-38L Lightning is able to carry seven under each wing.

1957 Oxf. Mail 20 Aug. 1/4 I saw the 25 ft. long Bloodhound on its launcher, together with its special loading trolley, exactly as it would be on one of the coastal sites.

1958 Times 12 Aug. 7/3 Now that Britain can provide the launcher, she should certainly explore the field for partners in the actual launching of a satellite.

1959 C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) iv. 125 The Japanese..redoubled the fire of their grenade launchers.

1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 83 There was a good deal of shouting from the garrison, several of whom started to fire grenade launchers into the night.

1970 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. 1/4 America was first to use a single launcher to put eight satellites into orbit, in June, 1966.

1971 Nature 2 Apr. 282/2 An extensive study of the propagation of Earth surface waves, including the design of launchers for such waves, is described.

1973 Sci. Amer. Aug. 105/2 I devised an apparatus for launching a continuous stream of water globules indoors... The launcher consists of a small nozzle that directs a jet of water upward at an angle of approximately 45 degrees.

1974 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 4/8 The ship has been fitted with four missile launchers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	launcher
释义	launchern. Brit. /ˈlɔːn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈlɔn(t)ʃər/, /ˈlɑn(t)ʃər/ Etymology: < launch v. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (lǭ·nʃəɹ, lā·nʃə ɹ) /ˈlɔːnʃə(r)/, formerly /ˈlɑːnʃə(r)/. 1. One who launches, in senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > launcher of boat launcher1824 the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [noun] > initiator openerOE first beginninga1382 first beginner?1473 starter1662 initiator1676 mover1873 launcher1897 initiand1969 1824 P. Hawker Instr. Young Sportsmen (ed. 3) 329 A family..who are by far the best launchers in Hampshire. 1827 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 302 The vagabond mud launchers. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 19 Aug. 6/3 To make the launchers of schemes responsible for their promises. 1899 Daily News 4 May 7/3 All hands turned out at once to launch the lifeboat,..four of the most useful launchers..being women. 2. A device or structure that launches something or is used for launching; spec. (a) a structure that holds a rocket or missile during launching; (b) a rocket from which a satellite is released into orbit. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > structure from which aircraft launched pylon1909 launcher1911 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > structure holding rocket during launch launcher1944 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] rocket1919 moon rocket1921 space rocket1928 space gun1929 step rocket1932 ion rocket1936 photon rocket1949 rockoon1953 space launcher1955 launcher1958 cosmic rocket1959 ullage rocket1961 the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [noun] > one who or that which > launcher launcher1971 1911 T. O'B. Hubbard et al. Aeroplane v. 61 There have been many..mechanical launchers invented, but none have met with any success..except the rail-and-falling-weight method originally used by the Wright biplanes. 1944 C. P. Lent Rocket Res. 4 The photograph lower left is a German rocket launcher. 1945 Aeroplane Spotter 18 Oct. 250/2 Zero-type rocket-projectile launchers eliminated the drag of the earlier tube type to such an extent that the Lockheed P-38J and P-38L Lightning is able to carry seven under each wing. 1957 Oxf. Mail 20 Aug. 1/4 I saw the 25 ft. long Bloodhound on its launcher, together with its special loading trolley, exactly as it would be on one of the coastal sites. 1958 Times 12 Aug. 7/3 Now that Britain can provide the launcher, she should certainly explore the field for partners in the actual launching of a satellite. 1959 C. Ogburn Marauders (1960) iv. 125 The Japanese..redoubled the fire of their grenade launchers. 1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iv. 83 There was a good deal of shouting from the garrison, several of whom started to fire grenade launchers into the night. 1970 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. 1/4 America was first to use a single launcher to put eight satellites into orbit, in June, 1966. 1971 Nature 2 Apr. 282/2 An extensive study of the propagation of Earth surface waves, including the design of launchers for such waves, is described. 1973 Sci. Amer. Aug. 105/2 I devised an apparatus for launching a continuous stream of water globules indoors... The launcher consists of a small nozzle that directs a jet of water upward at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. 1974 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 4/8 The ship has been fitted with four missile launchers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824
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