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hard launches

hard launches is the plural of hard launch.

Meaning 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

Questions about hard launches

What is hard launches the plural of?
Hard launches is the plural of hard launch.

Words near hard launches in the dictionary

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

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