blast-off
/ˈblɑːst ɒf/noun
उच्चारण ब्लास्ट ऑफ़
(रॉकेट का) प्रक्षेपण, उड़ान भरना
Core word
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[U, C]
the moment when a spacecraft or rocket leaves the ground
(रॉकेट का) प्रक्षेपण, उड़ान भरना
- The countdown to blast-off has begun at Sriharikota.
- Blast-off is scheduled for six o'clock tomorrow morning.
- The crowd cheered at blast-off.
+ 2 more examples
- The scientists waited anxiously for the blast-off of the satellite.
- Blast-off was delayed by bad weather.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
blast-off (noun, hyphenated)
As a noun it names the moment a rocket leaves the ground; use a hyphen.
Noun के रूप में यह रॉकेट के ज़मीन छोड़ने के क्षण का नाम है; hyphen लगाएं।
- Blast-off was delayed by bad weather.
- We counted down to blast-off.
blast off (phrasal verb, no hyphen)
As a verb, write two words.
Verb के रूप में दो शब्द लिखें।
- The rocket blasted off at dawn.
- The spacecraft will blast off tomorrow.
at / before blast-off
Use 'at' for the exact moment and 'before' for earlier.
ठीक उसी क्षण के लिए 'at' और उससे पहले के लिए 'before' आता है।
- At blast-off, the crowd cheered.
- Many checks are done before blast-off.
blast-off and lift-off
Both mean the rocket leaving the ground; lift-off is the more common term in news.
दोनों का अर्थ रॉकेट का ज़मीन छोड़ना है; समाचार में lift-off अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Lift-off was confirmed after the final check.
- Blast-off is the word children often use.
blast-off (figurative)
It can describe an energetic start to a plan or project.
यह किसी योजना या परियोजना की ऊर्जावान शुरुआत को भी बता सकता है।
- The campaign's blast-off was a huge concert.
+Collocations 5
verb + blast-off
delaywatchawaitcancelannounce
- The scientists announced the blast-off for six in the morning.
adjective + blast-off
perfectsuccessfuldelayeddramaticearly
- The blast-off was perfect.
blast-off + noun
timedatecountdownsitewindow
- The blast-off window opens at dawn.
countdown phrases
ready for blast-offten seconds to blast-offminutes to blast-off
- Ten seconds to blast-off, said the commentator.
space-mission phrases
the launch padthe countdown clockmission controlthe space centre
- Mission control cheered after a clean blast-off.
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- Radhika watched the blast-off of the satellite on television.
राधिका ने टेलीविज़न पर उपग्रह का प्रक्षेपण देखा।
- The blast-off at Sriharikota lit up the sky.
श्रीहरिकोटा के प्रक्षेपण ने आसमान को रोशन कर दिया।
- Technicians checked the fuel one last time before blast-off.
तकनीशियनों ने प्रक्षेपण से पहले ईंधन की एक बार फिर जाँच की।
- The children shouted 'blast-off!' and ran across the playground.
बच्चे 'blast-off!' चिल्लाते हुए मैदान में दौड़ पड़े।
- After a long countdown, blast-off came at exactly 5.30 a.m.
लंबी उलटी गिनती के बाद ठीक 5.30 बजे प्रक्षेपण हुआ।
- The blast-off shook the ground a kilometre away.
प्रक्षेपण से एक किलोमीटर दूर तक ज़मीन काँप उठी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The rocket will blast-off tomorrow.
✓ The rocket will blast off tomorrow.
The verb is two words with no hyphen; the hyphen is only for the noun.
Verb दो अलग शब्द हैं, बिना hyphen के; hyphen केवल noun में होता है।
§Grammar and usage
The noun is blast-off, but the phrasal verb is written as two words, as in 'The rocket blasted off on time'.
Noun blast-off लिखा जाता है, पर phrasal verb दो अलग शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'The rocket blasted off on time'।