blastoff

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noun

blast·​off ˈblast-ˌȯf How to pronounce blastoff (audio)
: a blasting off (as of a rocket)

blast off

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verb

blasted off; blasting off; blasts off

intransitive verb

: take off sense 1b
used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles

Examples of blastoff in a Sentence

Noun the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff
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Noun
Crew 10 commander Anne McClain, pilot Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov were strapped in and ready for blastoff from historic pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Center at 7:48 p.m. EDT. William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025 The Super Heavy-Starship on its Gulf Coast launch pad Thursday being fueled for blastoff. William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully blasted off Monday just after 9:46 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025 Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, and Aaron Judge blasted off for home runs on his first three pitches of the game. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blastoff

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1934, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blastoff was in 1934

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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

blast off

verb
ˈblas-ˈtȯf
: take off sense 4b
used especially of rocket-driven missiles and vehicles
blast-off
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noun
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