BLASTOFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blastoff mean? 

• BLASTOFF (noun)
  The noun BLASTOFF has 1 sense:

1. the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

  Familiarity information: BLASTOFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLASTOFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

blastoff; shot

Hypernyms ("blastoff" is a kind of...):

rocket firing; rocket launching (the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power)

Derivation:

blast off (launch with great force)