- blastoff
- noun Date: 1951 a blasting off (as of a rocket)
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blastoff — /blast awf , of , blahst /, n. Aerospace. the launching of a rocket, guided missile, or spacecraft. [1950 55; n. use of v. phrase blast off] * * * … Universalium
blastoff — noun The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft See Also: blast off … Wiktionary
blastoff — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. launch, liftoff, ignition, firing … English dictionary for students
blastoff — n. rocket launch … English contemporary dictionary
blastoff — blast•off [[t]ˈblæstˌɔf, ˌɒf, ˈblɑst [/t]] n. ars the launching of a rocket, guided missile, or spacecraft • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
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