blastoff
the launching of a rocket, guided missile, or spacecraft.
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How to use blastoff in a sentence
The blastoff tickets had also been purchased—for June tenth.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunRamsey was saying softly: “Fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-five, fifty-six … blastoff!”
Equation of Doom | Gerald VanceThey went inside swiftly and in a very few minutes prepared the thousand-tonner for blastoff.
Equation of Doom | Gerald VanceThe co-ordinator will hold up blastoff if we don't get off in three minutes, and Operations will scream.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyShe had been busy since blastoff, testing the computers, checking and rechecking them, being overly efficient.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance
British Dictionary definitions for blastoff
/ (ˈblɑːstˌɒf) /
the launching of a rocket under its own power
the time at which this occurs
(adverb; when tr, usually passive) (of a rocket, spacemen, etc) to be launched
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Other Idioms and Phrases with blastoff
Also, blast away. Take off or be launched, especially into space, as in They're scheduled to blast off on Tuesday. This usage originated with the development of powerful rockets, spacecraft, and astronauts, to all of which it was applied. [c. 1950]
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