Launch and Operate

Launch

Launch verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

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Operate and launch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Launch".

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Launch and operate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Operate".

way	launch way	operate way
plane	launch plane	operate plane
craft	launch craft	operate craft
car	launch car	operate car
Other words: weapon, missile, ship, aircraft, weapons, ships, planes.

Satellites and space probes have to operate for years, and the last maintenance most of them get is right before launch.

Source: Technology Marches On / Computers
Or to be more exact, the two have the same cockpit but Seraphim is facing backwards (though it doesn't need the cockpit to operate; Seravee can launch and remote-control it).

Source: Meta Mecha
Both operate realistically (having a relatively small explosion that flings individual projectiles from the center), so grenade launchers have an advantage mainly in being able to launch grenades at long range with "pick a window" accuracy.

Source: Standard FPS Guns

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