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To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.] Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds. Spenser.

Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad. This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain. Times (Dec. 29, 1860).

s, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.

ther vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.

A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray; -- called also sprayboard.

sed to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

That which is taken by sweeping with a net. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Luke v. 4. He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which brought him a very great draught. L'Estrange.

ly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game. Flies the javelin swifter to its mark, Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm Addison.

To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch. See Whose arm can lanch the surer bolt. Dryden & Lee.

Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel, corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.

One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. Totten.

wages or of prices. (c) A slide rule. -- Sliding ways (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a vessel.

A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.

an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo. -- Torpedo boat, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against an enemy's ship. -- Torpedo nettings, nettings made of chains or bars, which can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink beneath the surface of the wate…

The timbers on which a ship is launched.

c waves of high frequency set up by an induction coil in an oscillator, these waves being launched into space through a lofty antenna. The receiving apparatus consisted of another antenna in circuit with a coherer and small battery for operating through a relay the ordinary telegraphic receiver. This apparatus contains…