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blastoff

[ blast-awf, -of, blahst- ]

/ ˈblæstˌɔf, -ˌɒf, ˈblɑst- /

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noun Aerospace.

the launching of a rocket, guided missile, or spacecraft.

Origin of blastoff

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase blast off

Words nearby blastoff

blastocytoma, blastoderm, blastodermic vesicle, blastodisc, blastodisk, blastoff, blastogenesis, blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis

Example sentences from the Web for blastoff

Near the end of May, the Bunch lined up in the shop, the ten blastoff drums they had made, including two spares.

The Planet Strappers |Raymond Zinke Gallun
Frank's gutted gear was out of the blastoff drum, and spread around p. 80 the shop.

The Planet Strappers |Raymond Zinke Gallun
The Valhalla has to be readied for blastoff, and once I check in aboard ship I can't come back to visit.

Starman's Quest |Robert Silverberg
Ramsey was saying softly: “Fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-six … blastoff!”

Equation of Doom |Gerald Vance

They went inside swiftly and in a very few minutes prepared the thousand-tonner for blastoff.

Equation of Doom |Gerald Vance

British Dictionary definitions for blastoff

blastoff

/ (ˈblɑːstˌɒf) /

noun

the launching of a rocket under its own power

the time at which this occurs

verb blast off

(adverb; when tr, usually passive) (of a rocket, spacemen, etc) to be launched