Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The launch, especially of a rocket.
Wiktionary
- n. The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. the launching of a rocket, especially of a spacecraft, under its own power.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
Examples
“When prompted to log in, use "blastoff" for both the username and password.”
“Check out the article in the Richmond KY Register - use "blastoff" as both the Member ID and password for access.”
“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.”
“Rep. Giffords and other family members of the Endeavour crew are set to see the blastoff from a private viewing area.”
“As she bobbed his knob and he braced himself for blastoff, he unwittingly flipped the switch on the PA system microphone.”
“Ms. Giffords watched the blastoff in private, seated in a wheelchair and joined by the families of other crew members.”
“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.”
The Wall Street Journal: Final Shuttle Launch Delayed at Least a Week
“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.”
“The blastoff was scrubbed when electricity wasn't flowing properly to the fuel-line heater.”
The Wall Street Journal: Final Shuttle Launch Delayed at Least a Week
“Countdown for blastoff … X minus five … four … three … two … X minus one … fire!”
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