olemus
Wiktionary:
1. (transitive) to throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force
3. (transitive) to cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat
The navy launched another ship.
4. (transitive) to cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground
NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts.
7. (transitive) to release; to put onto the market for sale

näiteid
- uut toodet või teenust käibele laskma
- laeva vette laskma
- raketti välja lennutama, satelliiti üles lennutama

grenade launcher -- granaadiheitja
launch a product -- toodet turule laskma
launcher -- 1. lafett 2. -heitja
launching of loan -- laenuandmine; uue laenu emissioon
launch pad -- stardiplatvorm
launch price -- uue toote evitushind
market launch -- toote turule toomine
rocket launcher-- stardiseade; raketiheitja

vt ka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_launch