blasted off; blasting off; blasts off
: take off sense 1b
—used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles
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Examples of blastoff in a Sentence
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
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Space & Astronomy More SpaceX Falcon 9 boosts Cygnus space station cargo ship into orbit
Atlas 5 blasts off on final classified military mission
SpaceX returns to flight with rapid-fire tripleheader
Boeing's Starliner space capsule faces crucial tests
July's Buck Moon is almost here.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Aug. 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 five-day trip led by billionaire Jared Isaacman, which has been repeatedly delayed, is scheduled to blast off from Kennedy Space Center on Friday, with backup launch dates on Saturday and Sunday should the weather prove unfavorable or other problems arise.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Space & Astronomy More SpaceX Falcon 9 boosts Cygnus space station cargo ship into orbit
Atlas 5 blasts off on final classified military mission
SpaceX returns to flight with rapid-fire tripleheader
Boeing's Starliner space capsule faces crucial tests
July's Buck Moon is almost here.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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