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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
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 Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m. Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12). Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Verb
Beware that once the introductory zero-interest time period ends, the annual rate on your card's balance will blast off to anywhere from 17% to 30%. Next Avenue, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 This core stage will get a pair of strap-on boosters at Kennedy before blasting off in September 2025 — at the earliest — with three U.S. astronauts and one Canadian. CBS News, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for blastoff 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

blast off

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