blastoff
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Definition of blastoff
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: a blasting off (as of a rocket)
blast off
verbDefinition of blast off (Entry 2 of 2)
: take off sense 1b —used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles
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the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoffRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Kidd Jordan and the Improvisational Arts Quartet in the Jazz Tent at 1:25 -- Five, four, three, two, one, blastoff. — Doug Maccash, NOLA.com, "Sunday's Jazz Fest picks: Buffett, Byrne or Benson?," 28 Apr. 2018 TransHab is a three-level habitat, accommodating six people, that can be squeezed into a cylinder for blastoff and inflated in space. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Constance Adams Helped Design Habitations for Mars-Bound Astronauts," 6 July 2018 Corrections & Amplifications The Falcon Heavy rocket had its maiden blastoff in February. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "Elon Musk’s SpaceX Delays Plans for First Space Tourists to Circle Moon," 4 June 2018 Early speculation centered on an explosion caused by a structural defect or the possibility that crucial, heat-protecting tiles on the shuttle's left wing were damaged when they were struck by a piece of fuel-tank insulation during blastoff. — Martin Merzer And Phil Long, miamiherald, "Columbia space shuttle blew up 15 years ago | Miami Herald," 31 Jan. 2018 Counting his takeoff from the moon in 1972 as commander of Apollo 16, Young’s blastoff tally stood at seven, for decades a world record. — Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, "John Young, astronaut who grew up in Orlando, dies at 87," 7 Jan. 2018 Counting his takeoff from the moon in 1972 as commander of Apollo 16, his blastoff tally stood at seven, for decades a world record. — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, "Legendary Apollo Astronaut John Young Has Died," 6 Jan. 2018 From blastoff risks to radiation dangers to splashdown hazards, industry and government experts have said SpaceX’s plans pose difficult technical and policy decisions unlike any the nation’s space program has faced in many years. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "SpaceX Successfully Launches Reused Booster for NASA, a First," 15 Dec. 2017 The initial unmanned blastoff of SLS is now expected to slip several months to late 2019, with a manned test flight to follow between 2021 and 2023. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "SpaceX’s Mars Vision Puts Pressure on NASA’s Manned Exploration Programs," 4 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blastoff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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blastoff
noun
English Language Learners Definition of blastoff
: the time when a rocket, missile, etc., begins to rise into the air
blastoff
nounKids Definition of blastoff
: an instance of taking off (as of a rocket)
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