blastoff

1 of 2

noun

blast·​off ˈblast-ˌȯf 

: a blasting off (as of a rocket)

blast off

2 of 2

verb

blasted off; blasting off; blasts off

intransitive verb

: take off sense 1b

—used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles

Synonyms

Noun

• launch
• liftoff
• takeoff

Examples of blastoff in a Sentence

Noun

the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Super Heavy-Starship on its Gulf Coast launch pad Thursday being fueled for blastoff. —William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025

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

Verb

Remember, the Cavs’ rebuild had appeared to level off 12 months ago, only to blast off again with the help of improved health, a coaching change and a couple of value additions to the core. —John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Katy Perry Floats Upside Down in Space in Video from Inside Blue Origin Capsule: 'Still Processing This Incredible Journey' On Tuesday, April 15, PEOPLE reported that Perry's Blue Origin flight which took place in a New Shepard rocket that blasted off in Texas, lasted about 10 minutes. —Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1934, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blastoff

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

blast off

verb

ˈblas-ˈtȯf

: take off sense 4b

—used especially of rocket-driven missiles and vehicles

blast-off

-ˌtȯf

noun