blasted off; blasting off; blasts off
: 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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Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
And those of us who stay flat-footed on Earth are well accustomed to lift-off cancellations and postponed blastoffs.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2026
Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
What happened The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center shortly before sunset Wednesday, aiming to become the first humans to reach the moon in 54 years.
—Peter Weber, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
And those of us who stay flat-footed on Earth are well accustomed to lift-off cancellations and postponed blastoffs.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
And the Easter holiday frame has helped power records as well, with all major chains touting gains made as Universal and Nintendo’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie blasted off to $190 million over five days.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
What happened The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center shortly before sunset Wednesday, aiming to become the first humans to reach the moon in 54 years.
—Peter Weber, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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