Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The launch, especially of a rocket.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the launching of a rocket, especially of a spacecraft, under its own power.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
countdown andlaunch of arocket ,missile orspacecraft
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
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Happy Birthday, dear Sinfonia Sinfonian 2004
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That blastoff is tentatively slated for May 9, but it also could slip and the Air Force typically has top priority to use the Florida launch facilities.
Final Shuttle Launch Delayed at Least a Week Andy Pasztor 2011
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As she bobbed his knob and he braced himself for blastoff, he unwittingly flipped the switch on the PA system microphone.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Late Thursday, NASA officials said there was a roughly a 30 percent chance of winds and clouds delaying blastoff, up from about 20 percent previously.
Blastoff Obscures NASA's Troubles Andy Pasztor 2011
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Rep. Giffords and other family members of the Endeavour crew are set to see the blastoff from a private viewing area.
Blastoff Obscures NASA's Troubles Andy Pasztor 2011
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The delay dispirited the throngs of spectators who had descended on the Cape Canaveral area in recent days, cramming into any available strip of coastline to angle for a view of the blastoff.
Shuttle Launch Is Delayed Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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As she bobbed his knob and he braced himself for blastoff, he unwittingly flipped the switch on the PA system microphone.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Ms. Giffords watched the blastoff in private, seated in a wheelchair and joined by the families of other crew members.
A Liftoff as Giffords Looks On Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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