launcher

noun

launch·​er ˈlȯn-chər How to pronounce launcher (audio)
ˈlän-
: one that launches: such as
a
: a device for firing grenades
b
: a device for launching a missile

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The 3rd Battalion is undergoing modernization that includes refining tactics such as seizing key terrain for the rapid insertion and deployment of HIMARS launchers for strike missions, then withdrawing to a secure location. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 Police deployed a a pepper-ball launcher, which resulted in the man dropping his weapon, allowing officers to take him into custody, according to Hanegraaf. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025 In recent years, there's been a big push to reduce space debris by setting up tracking systems, improving spacecraft and launcher designs, and setting up protocols so that defunct satellites are properly decommissioned before being orbited or sent into a graveyard orbit. David Szondy october 26, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025 Venezuela’s defense minister, Vladimir Padrino, has been photographed several times with the launchers in Caracas. Germán Padinger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for launcher

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of launcher was in 1911

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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launcher. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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