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1. The act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
    
2. The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
   - initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration, debut, first appearance, unveiling, entry
    
3. The act of propelling with force
   - launch

1. Start a new organization or institution
   - establish, set up, found
    
2. Propel with force
   "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
    
3. Cause to move or slide from the land into the water; set afloat
   "launch a ship"
    
4. Begin with vigour
   "He launched into a long diatribe";
   - plunge
    
5. Get going; give impetus to
   "launch a career";
   - set in motion
    
6. Smoothen the surface of
   "launch plaster"

Derived forms: launchings

Type of: actuation, begin, beginning, commence, commencement, displace, get, get down, impel, move, open, open up, propel, propulsion, set about, set out, smooth, smoothen, start, start out

Encyclopedia: Launching