General Anan says an abandoned anti-tank M-72 grenade launcher was found in a small lane near the building amid shattered glass and masonry.
Source: tatoeba (12230049)
Launcher
//ˈlɑnt͡ʃ.ɚ//
Synonyms for "launcher" (4 found)
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Related words (2)
Noun(1 words)
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18 translations across 14 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- ĵetilo noun (a device that throws something)
Finnish
2 entries- heitin noun (a device that throws something)
- laukaisin noun (a device that throws something)
French
1 entries- lanceur noun (computing: an application that launches another or others)
German
1 entries- Abschussgerät noun (a device that throws something)
Greek
2 entries- εκτοξευτής noun (a device that throws something)
- προωθητής noun (a device that throws something)
Hebrew
1 entries- לָאנְצֶ׳ר noun (computing: an application that launches another or others)
Icelandic
1 entries- ræsiforrit noun (computing: an application that launches another or others)
Malay
1 entries- pelancar noun (a device that throws something)
Polish
1 entries- wyrzutnia noun (a device that throws something)
Portuguese
3 entries- iniciador noun (computing: an application that launches another or others)
- inicializador noun (computing: an application that launches another or others)
- lançador noun (a device that throws something)
Romanian
1 entries- lansator noun (a device that throws something)
Russian
1 entries- гранатомёт noun (a device that throws something)
Spanish
1 entries- iniciador noun (computing: an application that launches another or others)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гранатоме́т noun (a device that throws something)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom downloaded a new app launcher to organize his smartphone's home screen.
Source: tatoeba (13568839)
The satellite launcher successfully placed three small probes into low Earth orbit.
Source: tatoeba (13568840)
The rocket launcher failed and it caused many injuries.
Source: tatoeba (13595693)
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