plural of launching

present participle of launch

The act by which something is launched; a launch.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of launch

plural of launch

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.)

(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force. / (transitive, obsolete) To pierce with, or as with, a lance.

(nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".

simple past tense and past participle of launch

Enough to fill a launch (type of boat).