Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of launch
nounlaunching (plural launchings)
plural launchings
- The act by which something is launched; a launch.
The launching of the Titanic.
1 more example
By 1940 they had conducted 25 successful launchings of A5 rockets, which reached 10 miles altitude and had a range of 12 miles.
2010, Raymond Friedman, A History of Jet Propulsion, Including Rockets, page 123
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of beginning something new
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Translations
Danish søsætning
- søsætningact by which something is launched
Finnish vesillelasku, julkistaminen
- vesillelaskuact by which something is launched
- julkistaminenact by which something is launched
- lanseerausact by which something is launched
- käynnistäminenact by which something is launched
Hindi प्रक्षेपण
- प्रक्षेपण (prakṣepaṇ)act by which something is launched
Norwegian Bokmål sjøsetting, sjøsetning
- sjøsettingact by which something is launched
- sjøsetningact by which something is launched
Spanish lanzamiento
- lanzamientoact by which something is launched
Swedish sjösättning
- sjösättningact by which something is launched
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Cite this entry
APA
launching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launching
MLA
“launching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launching. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “launching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/launching.
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