American English pronunciation
How to pronounce launcher
IPA transcription: ['lɔntʃɚ]
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Noun
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armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
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a device that launches aircraft from a warship
Usage examples
- The destroyer received four Standard missile launchers with a launch capability of eight missiles.
- Her missile launchers are now on display at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.
- A launcher with drill missiles has been preserved and is on display at Explosion!
- The demand for that kind of launcher is increasing.
- The complete system is more commonly known as a Grad multiple rocket launcher system.
- The launcher comes in several variants, each distinguished by their height.
- Subsequently a self-propelled variant was developed, with four launchers carried by Dodge truck.
- Seagnat launchers provide for chaff or flare decoys.
- Large-bore launchers are classified as firearms in most countries.
- At the same time, the number of launchers were increased to six.