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Meaning of Launcher | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlɔːntʃ.ə

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

العربية القاذفة راجمة
Deutsch Abschussgerät
Esperanto ĵetilo
Español iniciador
Français lanceur launcher
Íslenska ræsiforrit
Polski wyrzutnia
Română lansator
Русский гранатомёт
Українська гранатомет

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 […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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