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blastoff

[blast-awf, -of, blahst-] / ˈblæstˌɔf, -ˌɒf, ˈblɑst- /
NOUN
rapid ascent, rocket launch
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Last September, she hit blastoff with her sophomore album, The Art of Loving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The launchpad also was damaged on blastoff — sending debris flying across nearly 400 acres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The blastoff also will help the company compete against the flurry of low-earth orbit internet constellations that are either planned or have already entered orbit, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its Starlink service.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2023

So the team instead settled on another idea: What if the rocket could be tossed several meters above the surface, allowing more clearance for blastoff?

From Scientific American ● Mar. 4, 2022

Before my phone broke, I’d watched the blastoff footage online all the time to remind myself that I too was meant to be a scientist and someday walk in space.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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