BLASTOFF

blastoff, shot

(noun) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blastoff (plural blastoffs)

The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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