27. blast off, (verb phrase) a. (of a rocket) to leave a launch pad under its own power.
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Blastoff means there is a blast, and then “off”, meaning a blast of propellants, than, the rocket goes off. What happens after the blast? To demonstrate this, click a pen on a table twice. Hold it and then let go. What happens? The pen falls after going a few inches. The blast with the pen is when you clicked it, and the off is when you let go.
Liftoff is when the rocket lifts of