launcher
noun/ˈlɔntʃər/
Frequency rank: #8,863 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a device or vehicle used to send something (such as a rocket or missile) into the air or into space.
Example sentence
The space agency used a special launcher to send the satellite into orbit.
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