They christened the new ship with a bottle of champagne.
Они освятили новый корабль бутылкой шампанского.
Definitions
To formally name or inaugurate something (such as a ship, building, or project) by performing a ceremony that often involves using a particular item or substance, such as breaking a bottle of champagne over a ship's bow. The phrase can also be used more generally to mean using something for the first time in a special or symbolic way.
