second launch

collocation in English

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second
noun
uk
/ˈsek.ənd/us
/ˈsek.ənd/
;
a short unit of time that is equal to a 60th of ...
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launch
noun[C]
uk
/lɔːntʃ/us
/lɑːntʃ/
an event to celebrate or introduce ...
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(Definition ofsecondandlaunchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For twenty-four livres the subscriber received four tickets to the launch as well as admission to asecondlaunchto take place some time later.
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Thesecondlaunchreached an altitude of 11 km before exploding.
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The launch ended in failure, as did asecondlaunchthe next year.
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However, in reality, thesecondlaunch, like the first, was a test of the booster and was therefore unmanned.
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This involved the addition of thesecondlaunchrail, and the construction of a concrete structure surrounding the complex.
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The cameras on both of the first two rigs were offline, but usable footage was recovered from thesecondlaunch, albeit slightly overexposed.
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Mitscher canceled thesecondlaunchof aircraft, but chose not to recall the first launch.
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Thesecondlaunchwas successful.
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In larger, heavier model rockets, asecondlaunchlug is generally added closer to the nose cone and lined up with the first, to provide additional support.
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This time thesecondlauncharea slows the train down from 70-50 mphh and before it goes back through the vertical loop and then underground.
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