blasted off; blasting off; blasts off
: take off sense 1b
—used especially of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles
Examples of blastoff in a Sentence
Noun
the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff
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Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 27 May 2026
Each of the 10 locations would blast off about the same amount of pyrotechnics as a typical Fourth of July show in a midsize city.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 23 May 2026
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Noun
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
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Kiner-Falefa's seventh-inning blast off Dylan Lee into the seats of the Green Monster got Boston within 5-4 in the seventh.
—CBS News, 27 May 2026
Each of the 10 locations would blast off about the same amount of pyrotechnics as a typical Fourth of July show in a midsize city.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 23 May 2026
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastoff. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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