blasted off; blasting off; blasts off
: take off sense 1b
—used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles
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Noun
the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff
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William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, stands poised for blastoff from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (file photo).
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 June 2024
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Designed for builders ages 18 and up, the 966-piece set depicts a rocket ship blasting off into space and leaving behind a rainbow trail and includes two minifigures.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Super Heavy-Starship on its Gulf Coast launch pad Thursday being fueled for blastoff.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, stands poised for blastoff from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (file photo).
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 June 2024
Verb
Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure was a secret.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Designed for builders ages 18 and up, the 966-piece set depicts a rocket ship blasting off into space and leaving behind a rainbow trail and includes two minifigures.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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