uppskjutning

Compound of upp (“up”) +‎ skjutning (“shooting”).

uppskjutning c

1. A raise, an ejection; an act to protrude upwards from something.

   Synonym: höjning

   • 1817 January 20, “Bortſtulne och foͤrlorade Saker [Stolen and lost items]”, in Dagligt Allehanda, number 15, page 10:

     Tisdagen d. 14 dennes om aftonen bortſtals en aflång Ljusſtake af Bleck, med hoͤg Pipa ſamt inraͤtts ring till Ljuſets uppſkjutning, utur ſit Förſtugufoͤnſter i Huset N:o 2 wid ſtora Badſtugugatan. Qv. Ormen ſtoͤrre, 2:ne tr. upp.

     On the evening of Tuesday the 14th instant, an oblong tin candlestick, with a tall shaft and fitted with a ring for raising the candle, was stolen from the front entry window of the house No. 2 on Great Bath Street, Quarter Greater Serpent, 2 floors up.

   • 1832 April 4, “Geologien [The geology ]”, in Nya Argus, number 27, page 3:

     En mängd fortsatta undersökningar ha ytterligare bekräftat den bekanta upphäfningsteorien, eller att de flesta om ej alla urberg uppkommit dels genom direkt uppskjutning ur jordens inre, dels genom den upplyftning, som vissa delar af jordskorpan erfarit, då andra, med dem sammanhängande och dem öfvervägande delar, nedsjunkit.

     Numerous continued investigations have further confirmed the well-known theory of upheaval, or that most, if not all, primary rocks have originated partly through direct ejection from the Earth's interior, and partly through the uplift experienced by certain portions of the Earth's crust as other connected and predominant sections subsided.

2. A (propelled) launch (upwards).

   Uppskjutning om 10, 9, 8, ...

   Launch in 10, 9, 8, ...

   • 2024 July 10, “Lyckad uppskjutning av nya europeiska bärraketen [Successful launch of the new European solid rocket]”, in Vetenskapsradion, Sveriges Radio:

     Tisdag den 9 juli gjordes en lyckad uppskjutning av den nya europeiska raketen Ariane 6.

     On Tuesday, July 9, a successful launch of the new European rocket Ariane 6 took place.

• sjösättning (“launch ”)