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LAUNCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does launcher mean? 

LAUNCHER (noun)
  The noun LAUNCHER has 2 senses:

1. armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocketplay

2. a device that launches aircraft from a warshipplay

  Familiarity information: LAUNCHER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAUNCHER (noun)


Sense 1

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)

Derivation:

launch (propel with force)


Sense 2

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)

Derivation:

launch (propel with force)


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