launch window

noun

: window sense 8

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This could change in the future and as the game nears release, but without a launch window in sight, don’t hold your breath. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Flight controllers had a 75-minute launch window to get the spacecraft off the pad. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Muse's cumulative downloads topped Claude and Grok during the same 13-day post-launch window, with those apps recording 400,000 and 200,000 downloads, respectively. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 The year-end holiday corridor historically has been a strong launch window for prestige, adult-skewing action-dramas, including such films as American Sniper, Lone Survivor and 1917. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for launch window

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of launch window was in 1962

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“Launch window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20window. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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