the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time.
n. the act of beginning something new.
n. the act of propelling with force.
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n. the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
n. the act of propelling with force
n. the act of beginning something new
Word Usage
"Pyongyang has said that if Washington tries to punish it for what it calls the launching of a communications satellite, not a missile, it will quit six-nation nuclear disarmament talks and restart its plutonium-producing nuclear facilities."