launcher
noun
a person or thing that launches.
launchers
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pluralof launcher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Amraams can shoot down drones and be fired from ground-based launchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The U.S. hasn’t said whether the launchers struck Sunday were Fajr-5 systems, and details of the Iranian payload remained unclear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The attack follows the first known US strikes on Iran since late July earlier this week, when forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
On Sunday, the United States struck two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strike on Iran since late July.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
I’d imagine myself a Goliath on the soccer pitch, with legs like rocket launchers.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
