A launch is a type of motor boat e.g. a pilot
launch.
To launch, is to hurl forward, set in motion or make a start. Traditionally when a ship was
launched, it would be sent speeding down a ramp into the water. Nowadays they're more usually floated out, a safer and more sedate process, which is still referred to as
launching the vessel.
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In the case of a book
launch, the word means to introduce a new product.
My latest book was launched just two weeks ago.
Have you
launched anything lately, or perhaps you're planning on
launching in the near future?