launch

verb1 of 2

to put a rocket into the air; put a ship into the water

• “He already knows enough to launch a large-scale project.”Tatoeba
• “My uncle's company launched a new product last month.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)