Vocabulary

発射

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge; catapult

noun suru-verb vt
N3 freq #8

Example sentences

They heard a gun go off in the distance.

The blast-off took place on schedule.

Mariner 9 was launched on May 30, 1971.

The soldier refused to fire his rifle at the enemy.

A ruffian's pistol went off.

They launched a rocket.