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launcher

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Space
launch·er /ˈlɔːntʃə $ ˈlɒːntʃər/ noun [countable]  TTSan object that is used to send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky 发射架,发射装置 a rocket launcher 火箭发射装置
Examples from the Corpus
launcherSpecifically, the treaty limited each side to 2,400 launchers of all types.Our Falconet target aircraft uses a centrifugal launcher as its principal method of getting airborne.Centrifugal launchers did at least recognise a genuine need, even if they were not themselves the solution.They had the minigun, the grenade launchers, and the rockets, and they would usually fire all three.When his car was past the missile launchers, past the guards, he demanded speed.Over 7,000 assault rifles, 500 rocket launchers and several tonnes of explosives have been recovered.Joe came off the bed like a Saturn launcher.His momentum carried him as far as the launcher and with out-thrust foot he sent it keeling over on to its side.
launch·er nounChineseSyllable
used is an object a Corpus that to send


launcher
launcher /ˈlɔːntʃə $ ˈlɒːntʃər/ noun [countable]
an object that is used to send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky:
    a rocket launcher


launch·erBrE /ˈlɔːntʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlɔːntʃər/ 🔊 noun (often in compounds 常构成复合词) a device that is used to send a rocket, a missile, etc. into the sky (火箭、导弹等的)发射装置,发射器a rocket launcher火箭发射装置