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The Clue

Cancel, as a launch (5 letter answer)

The Answer

ABORT

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Notes

The answer ABORT is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.

Related Clues

Cancel
Scrub
Call off
Cancel a flight
Cancel the launch
Cancel a launching
Cancel a mission
Cancel an undertaking
Cut short
Discontinue the countdown
End early
End prematurely
Halt prematurely
Nip in the bud
Scrap a mission
Scrap a project
Scrub a launch
Scrub a mission
Stop early
"Stop it!"
Stop in midstream
Terminate a launching
Call off, as in an emergency
Cancel a bombing mission
Cancel a missile launch
Cancel, NASA style
Cancel a space flight
Cancel a space trip
Cut short, at Canaveral
End at an early stage
Scrub, NASA style
Scrub, as a space project
Stop a space mission
Verb in the space program
Call off, at Cape Canaveral
Call off a rocket's flight

Definition

ABORT as a noun:

1. the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"

ABORT as a verb:

1. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
2. cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
3. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion