blastoff

[ blast-awf, -of, blahst- ]
/ ˈblæstˌɔf, -ˌɒf, ˈblɑst- /
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noun Aerospace.

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

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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
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Words related to blastoff

outset, opening, introduction, inauguration, creation, onset, birth, inception, dawn, top, shot, origin, dawning, rudiment, infancy, spring, preface, kickoff, takeoff, threshold

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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
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