launcher

noun

launch·​er ˈlȯn-chər 

ˈlän-

: one that launches: such as

a

: a device for firing grenades

b

: a device for launching a missile

c

: launch vehicle

Examples of launcher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wake Island Airfield, where the 25th Infantry Division's HIMARS launchers were deployed, had its infrastructure modernized in 2020 and 2021, including repairs and expansion of a taxiway and an area used for loading and unloading ammunition. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

While the ships are designed for intelligence gathering, they are armed with two AK-630 close-in weapon systems and SA-N-8 surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers, for last resort self-defense, according to the Army. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025

At the end of Carol and Zosia’s talk, Carol’s detonation of the quite-real grenade sends Pluribus in a whole new direction, where violence is possible and the endless accommodations offered to Carol might include a rocket launcher or an atom bomb. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Delta wing drones and launchers at Sudan's Nyala Airport. —Sara Monetta, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above