The Clue
Verb in the space program (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
Interrupt
Scrap
Scrub
Cancel a flight
Cancel, as a launch
Cancel a launching
Cancel a mission
Cancel an undertaking
Cut short
Discontinue the countdown
End early
End prematurely
Nip in the bud
Scrap a project
Scrub a launch
Scrub at NASA
"Stop it!"
Stop in midstream
Terminate a launching
Call off, as in an emergency
Call off a takeoff
Cancel a bombing mission
Cancel, NASA style
Cancel a space flight
Cancel, as a space flight
Cancel a space trip
Cut short, at Canaveral
Cut short a mission
Scrub, NASA style
Stop a military mission
Stop a space mission
Call off, at Cape Canaveral
Call off, as a mission
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