Launcher
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Launcher
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1. Specifically, a structure or device, often incorporating
a tube, a group of tubes, or a set of tracks, from which self-propelled
missiles are sent forth and by means of which the missiles usually
are aimed or imparted initial guidance - distinguished in this
specific sense from a catapult.
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2. Broadly, a structure, machine, or device, including the
catapult, by means of which airplanes, rockets, or the like are
directed, hurled, or sent forth.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use