launcher

launch·er

L0068600 (lôn′chər, län′-)n. One that launches, as:a. A rifle attachment for firing grenades.b. A device, such as an attached tube or a portable unit, for firing rockets.c. An aircraft catapult.

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(ˈlɔːntʃə) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) any installation, vehicle, or other device for launching rockets, missiles, or other projectiles

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(ˈlɔn tʃər, ˈlɑn-)

n. 1. a person or thing that launches. 2. a structural device designed to support and hold a rocket, missile, etc., in position for firing. 3. grenade launcher. [1815–25]

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A structural device designed to support and hold a missile in position for firing.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	launcher - armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocketrocket launcherarmament - weaponry used by military or naval forcebazooka - a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon
	2.	launcher - a device that launches aircraft from a warshipcatapultdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

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launcher

[′lȯn·chər] (ordnance) A device designed to support and launch a rocket or rocket shell. A device on a rifle for firing a grenade.

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in space technology, a structure designed to house the launch system of a launch vehicle; it supplies the launch system with pneumatic, electrical, and fuel-service lines. It is a constituent part of a launching pad.

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Rocket launcher.i. A structural device designed and fitted, either on or under the wing or on the fuselage, to support and hold a missile or rocket in position for firing.
ii. A container of tubes for firing unguided rockets, carried as an external store or as a retractable box.
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i. To aim ahead to provide for the crossing velocity of a target and the time of flight of a weapon.
ii. To spread an aerial smokescreen (e.g., to lay smoke).

launcher

Software that causes applications to load and run. See Launchpad and app launcher.

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noun armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

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noun a device that launches aircraft from a warship

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