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launchmaster

launchmaster noun: an officer in charge of launching a vehicle.

Noun

launchmaster (plural launchmasters)

  1. An officer in charge of launching a vehicle.
    • But this time the copilot depressed the cyclic weapon release button on the third launch call, just as the launchmaster pulled his handle.1989 December, Rod Kagy, “Launch, Launch, Launch...Oops!”, in Approach, volume 35, number 6
    • ON316446 arrived at Somes in 1948 to her proud new launchmaster Ken Weir, his wife bestowing the islands original name Matiu on the vessel.2001, David McGill, Island of Secrets: Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour, page 131

Forms of launchmaster

plurallaunchmasters

Origin of launchmaster

From launch + master.

Questions about launchmaster

What does launchmaster mean?
Launchmaster means an officer in charge of launching a vehicle.
What part of speech is launchmaster?
Launchmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of launchmaster?
The plural of launchmaster is launchmasters.

Words near launchmaster in the dictionary

  1. launching into
  2. launching lunch
  3. Launching Place
  4. launchings
  5. launchman
  6. launchmaster
  7. launchmasters
  8. launchmen
  9. launchpad
  10. launchpads
  11. launcht

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