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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.
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Origin of blastoff

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

Words nearby blastoff

blastocoel, blastocyst, blastoderm, blastodisc, blastodisk, blastoff, blastogenesis, blastoma, blastomere, blastomycete, blastomycosis
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Words related to blastoff

launch, liftoff, takeoff, ascent, beginning

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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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Other Idioms and Phrases with blastoff

blast off
1

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]

2

Depart, clear out, as in This party's over; let's blast off now. [Slang; early 1950s]

3

Become excited or high, especially from using drugs, as in They give parties where people blast off. [Slang; c. 1960]

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