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Definition 2024

launching

launching

English

Verb

launching

present participle of launch

Noun

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.

Translations

act by which something is launched

Danish: (nautical) søsætning c
Norwegian:

Bokmål: (nautical) sjøsetting (no) m, f, sjøsetning m, f

Nynorsk: (nautical) sjøsetjing f, sjøsetting f

Swedish: (nautical) sjösättning c

Usage notes

Launch suggests an event at a point in time. Launching suggests a process over time.