Launch (boat)

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Launch means a motorboat with an open or half open deck. The name is derived from the largest boat carried by a man-of-war. The etymology of the word is as follows: Spanish lancha, from Portuguese lancha, from Malay lancha, lancharan, "boat," from lanchar "velocity without effort," "action of gliding smoothly" (said primarily of boats and turtles).