The delivery, or labour, of a pregnant woman; a crying out or groaning.
·noun The act of <<Launching>>. II. Launch ·vi To strike with, or as with, a lance; to <<Pierce>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The largest or long boat of a ship of war. Others of greater size for gunboats are used by the Frenc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
To send a ship, craft, or boat off the slip on shore into the water, "her native element," as newspa...
The order to let go the top-rope after the top-mast has been swayed up and fidded. It is literally "...
See launch. ...