blastoff

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noun

blast·​off ˈblast-ˌȯf How to pronounce blastoff (audio)
Synonyms of blastoffnext
: a blasting off (as of a rocket)

blast off

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verb

blasted off; blasting off; blasts off

intransitive verb

: 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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It is expected that the SpaceX IPO will be a historic blastoff making millionaires of thousands of SpaceX employees via their equity awards. — Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 Eventually things hit blastoff as Cunningham puts a kick drum under Ciani’s percolating synths, a fusion of old and new that only underlines how badass Ciani’s sounds are. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Four batters into Monday night’s series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs had their first home run, a two-run blast off the bat of Tyrone Taylor. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The bus-sized telescope, named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket en route to an observation point a million miles away. — Peter Weber, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blastoff

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First Known Use

Noun

1934, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blastoff was in 1934

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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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blast off

verb
ˈblas-ˈtȯf
: take off sense 4b
—used especially of rocket-driven missiles and vehicles
blast-off
-ˌtȯf
noun
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