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hard launch

hard launch noun: the launch of a guided missile in such a way that the missile's rocket engine is ignited while still inside the launch assembly or tube. Also the alternative form of hard-launch.

Noun

hard launch (plural hard launches)

  1. The launch of a guided missile in such a way that the missile's rocket engine is ignited while still inside the launch assembly or tube.
    • A hard launch is technically simpler than a soft launch, but produces a large backblast.
  2. The release of a product or service (particularly software) to the general public.
  3. (informal) The explicit announcement of a romantic relationship, often via social media.
    • The hard launch of what appeared to be the hottest new relationship in town – Billanna? Winty? – at the 2023 Met Gala saw Vogue supremo Wintour, who has hosted the Met Gala for 30 years, walk the red carpet arm in arm with the dashing and debonair Love Actually star, a man Clive James named “the...2023 May 2, Samuel Fishwick, “The ‘secret romance’ that got everybody talking at the Met Gala”, in The Independent

Also used as

hard launch is also the alternative form of hard-launch.

Forms of hard launch

Noun
pluralhard launches
Verb
third-person singular presenthard launches
present participlehard launching
past participlehard launched
pasthard launched

Words formed from hard launch

Questions about hard launch

What does hard launch mean?
Hard launch means the launch of a guided missile in such a way that the missile's rocket engine is ignited while still inside the launch assembly or tube.
What part of speech is hard launch?
Hard launch is a noun.
What is the plural of hard launch?
The plural of hard launch is hard launches.

Words near hard launch in the dictionary

  1. hard landed
  2. hard landing
  3. hard landings
  4. hard lands
  5. hard landscaping
  6. hard launch
  7. hard launches
  8. hard left
  9. hard lemonade
  10. hard lemonades
  11. hard light

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