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Noun Concept
Categories: Rituals attending construction, Beginnings, Nautical terms, All articles to be split, Naval ceremonies
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launching  ceremonial ship launching  sponsor  christen a ship  float-out
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The act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time WordNet 3.0
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The act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. Wikipedia
Process of transferring a vessel to the water; naval tradition in many cultures, dating back thousands of years, observed as a public celebration and a solemn blessing Wikidata