English Dictionary

launch

IPA（発音記号）

/lɔːnt͡ʃ/

名詞

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.)

日本語の意味

船を陸上から水中へ滑り出させる進水行為、すなわち造船において船台（ストック）から滑り出し、水中に入る動作

The launch of the schooner from the slip went smoothly this morning.

そのスクーナーの進水は今朝、スリップウェイで順調に行われました。

意味（1）

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.)

意味（2）

The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.

意味（3）

An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

product launch

launches （ plural ）