Launch

Meanings

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

Launch: up launch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Launch or launched may refer to: Launch (boat), one of several different sorts of boat Motor launch (naval)
Launch vehicle: A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere
Launcher: Look up launcher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Launcher may refer to: Application launcher, a kind of utility software Rocket launcher, a device