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blast-off

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blast·off also blast-off  (blstôf, -f)
n.
The launch, especially of a rocket.
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blast-off
noun launch, launching, take off, discharge, projection, lift-off, propelling, sendoff The planned launch was called off four minutes before blast-off.
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blast-off [ˈblɑːstɒf] N [of spacecraft] → despegue m
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