Launcher

Definitions

1. One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
2. An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for frequently used programs.

Equivalents

Examples

“The catapult made a good launcher for the small projectile.”

“They shot down the helicopter with a rocket launcher.”

“This actually occurs in perception of non-colliding Michotte displays: Even though there is a gap between the launcher stopping and the launchee starting, the launchee's motion appears to have⟳ been caused, at a distance, by the approach⟳ of the launcher […]”

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