The Clue
Sent off a spacecraft (8 letter answer)
The Answer
LAUNCHED
Tags
Notes
The answer LAUNCHED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
LAUNCH as a verb:
1. (establish, set up, found, launch) = set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
2. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
3. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"
4. (plunge, launch) = begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
5. (launch, set in motion) = get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
6. smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"