missile launchers
The Spanish word 'lanzamisiles' translates to 'missile launchers' in English. It's a compound word formed from two smaller words 'lanza', which means 'launches', and 'misiles', which means 'missiles'. Thus, 'lanzamisiles' literally means 'launches missiles'. It's a noun generally used in a military context, especially when discussing warfare equipment or weaponry.
The army used a missile launcher during the attack.
This sentence is an example of using 'lanzamisiles' (missile launcher) as a direct object in a sentence. The subject 'El ejército' (The army) performed an action (utilized) on the object (the missile launcher).
The missile launcher is stored in the hangar.
This sentence is using 'lanzamisiles' (missile launcher) as a subject, which is participating in the action of the sentence, being stored. This example shows that 'lanzamisiles' can also be used in passive sentences.
They are repairing the missile launcher that was damaged in the battle.
In this example, 'lanzamisiles' is used as the object of the sentence, the thing being repaired. Then, a relative clause 'que fue dañado en la batalla' is used to give additional information about this specific missile launcher.