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View synonyms for blastoff
blastoff
[ blast-awf, -of, blahst- ]
noun
, Aerospace.
- the launching of a rocket, guided missile, or spacecraft.
blastoff
/ ˈblɑːstˌɒf /
noun
- the launching of a rocket under its own power
- the time at which this occurs
verb
- adverb; when tr, usually passive (of a rocket, spacemen, etc) to be launched
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blastoff1
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase blast off
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Example Sentences
The blastoff tickets had also been purchased—for June tenth.
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Ramsey was saying softly: “Fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-six … blastoff!”
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They went inside swiftly and in a very few minutes prepared the thousand-tonner for blastoff.
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The co-ordinator will hold up blastoff if we don't get off in three minutes, and Operations will scream.
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She had been busy since blastoff, testing the computers, checking and rechecking them, being overly efficient.
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