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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What's the meaning

of launch here? A definition from the dictionary that seems to fit the context is "to jump forwards with a lot of force", but I'm guessing it can apply to this situation with the vehicle as well? Also when he says it launched forward and off to the side of the road, does it basically mean it launched forward and stays near the curb?

"I was driving towards a red light that turned green on me. There was an SUV waiting in the right lane. I noticed another car coming up REALLY fast behind me, and just as I entered the intersection, I heard the loudest boom I think I've ever heard, and in my mirror I saw the SUV that was at the light launch forward and off to the side of the road, and the car behind was a mangled mess. I slowed down for a second, looked around to see if anyone else saw it, and then kept going."

Thanks a million!
  

Top answer

Actually, lurch fits the sentence better than launch .

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  • Actually, lurch fits the sentence better than launch .
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Actually, lurch fits the sentence better than launch.
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This is how some people drive in the United States. When they come to a stop light, they floor the accelerator and just go, regardless if the light is red or green. What happened here apparently is that the speaker was traveling in the lt. lane and entered the intersection on a light that just turned green. A car was coming up very fast behind him in the lt. lane. He apparently was not going f
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