- to launch a warship
- спускать на воду военное судно
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
warship — n. 1) to commission; launch a warship 2) to command a warship * * * [ wɔːʃɪp] launch a warship to command a warship to commission … Combinatory dictionary
launch — launch1 [lônch] vt. [ME launchen < OFr lanchier < LL(Ec) lanceare, to wield a lance < L lancea, LANCE] 1. to hurl, discharge, or send off (a weapon, blow, etc.) 2. to send forth with some force [to launch a plane by catapult] 3. to cause … English World dictionary
launch — {{11}}launch (n.) large boat carried on a warship, 1690s, from Port. lancha barge, launch, apparently from Malay lancharan, from lanchar quick, agile; English spelling influenced by LAUNCH (Cf. launch) (v.). {{12}}launch (v.) c.1300, to rush,… … Etymology dictionary
launch — I. /lɔntʃ / (say lawnch) noun 1. a heavy open or half decked boat. 2. the largest boat carried by a warship. {Spanish, Portuguese lancha} II. /lɔntʃ / (say lawnch) verb (t) 1. to set (a boat) afloat; lower into the water. 2. to cause (a newly… …
Launch (boat) — A launch in contemporary usage refers to a large motorboat . [ [http://www.askoxford.com/concise oed/launch 2?view=uk AskOxford: launch2 ] ] The name originally referred to the largest boat carried by a warship. The etymology of the word is given … Wikipedia
launch — launch1 launchable, adj. /lawnch, lahnch/, v.t. 1. to set (a boat or ship) in the water. 2. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water. 3. to send forth, catapult, or release, as a… … Universalium
launch — I [[t]lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to set (a boat or ship) in the water 2) naut. navig. to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usu. by allowing it to slide down an incline into the water 3) to send forth, catapult, or release: to… … From formal English to slang
launch — lÉ”Ëntʃ n. act of launching; act of setting afloat; act of sending out; act of starting or initiating; commencement, inauguration; large motorboat; large boat carried by a warship v. put a boat in the water; send forth; start; run, activate… … English contemporary dictionary
Monitor (warship) — This page is about the Monitor type of warships. For the U.S. Navy warship which gave its name to this type, see USS Monitor. The USS Monitor, the first monitor (1861). A monitor was a class of relatively small warship which was neither fast nor… … Wikipedia
German warship Scharnhorst (1936) — For the German armoured cruiser, commissioned in 1907, see SMS Scharnhorst Scharnhorst was a famous World War II capital ship, the lead of her class, referred to as either a light battleship or a battlecruiser [The battlecruiser classification… … Wikipedia
Hanriot HD.2 — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=HD.2, H.29 caption= type=Floatplane fighter national origin=France manufacturer=Hanriot designer= first flight=avyear|1917 introduced= retired= status= primary user= Aéronautique Maritime more users=United States Navy… … Wikipedia