blasted off; blasting off; blasts off
: take off sense 1b
—used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles
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Noun
the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff
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William Harwood, CBS News, 1 June 2024
Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m.
Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Bradford Betz, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The night before Branson blasted off on his Virgin Galactic flight, SpaceX founder Elon Musk landed at Spaceport America in his private jet to pre-congratulate the Virgin founder for the next morning’s flight.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, perched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, stands poised for blastoff from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (file photo).
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 June 2024
Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m.
Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
Verb
The first launch came on Sunday, with the enormous Starship rocket blasting off from the southern tip of Texas.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The night before Branson blasted off on his Virgin Galactic flight, SpaceX founder Elon Musk landed at Spaceport America in his private jet to pre-congratulate the Virgin founder for the next morning’s flight.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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