launchmaster

An officer in charge of launching a vehicle.

Noun

  1. An officer in charge of launching a vehicle.
    • But this time the copilot depressed the cyclic weapon release button on the third launch call, just as the launchmaster pulled his handle. - 1989 December, Rod Kagy, “Launch, Launch, Launch...Oops!”, in Approach, volume...
    • ON316446 arrived at Somes in 1948 to her proud new launchmaster Ken Weir, his wife bestowing the islands original name Matiu on the vessel. - 2001, David McGill, Island of Secrets: Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington...
    • The launchmaster turned to Lon then, saluted, and said, "All shuttles aboard, sir. No problems." - 2011, Rick Shelley, Lieutenant Colonel:

Origin

From launch + master.

Forms

launchmasters