takeoff
or take-off
a taking or setting off; the leaving of the ground, as in leaping or in beginning a flight in an airplane.
a taking off from a starting point, as in beginning a race.
the place or point at which a person or thing takes off.
a humorous or satirical imitation; burlesque.
Machinery. a shaft geared to a main shaft for running auxiliary machinery.
a branch connection to a pipe, electric line, etc.
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How to use takeoff in a sentence
Sunday’s launch looked like it might not have been on track to go well at first, with an initial attempt seeing the rocket’s ignition light – but without a takeoff.
bluShift Aerospace launches its first rocket powered by biofuels | Darrell Etherington | February 1, 2021 | TechCrunchOn Saturday, heavy rain in Jakarta delayed the takeoff for the 90-minute flight to Pontianak on the island of Borneo.
What to know about the missing Boeing 737 plane that disappeared over the Java Sea | Claire Zillman, reporter | January 10, 2021 | FortuneIt has a gross takeoff mass of 25,000kg—massive for an uncrewed aerial vehicle.
Rocket Report: Billionaire backs Scottish spaceport, Relativity bags a bundle | Eric Berger | December 4, 2020 | Ars TechnicaLast time around in May, Virgin Orbit’s flight went perfectly from takeoff through the separation of LauncherOne from the carrier aircraft.
Virgin Orbit targets launch window on December 19 for second orbital test launch | Darrell Etherington | November 30, 2020 | TechCrunchIt needs a runway at least 590 feet long for takeoff and 100 feet long for landings.
This Flying Car Costs $599K—and It’s Now Street Legal in Holland | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | October 29, 2020 | Singularity Hub
An F-35 was destroyed on takeoff earlier in the year when a design flaw in its Pratt & Whitney F135 engine sparked a fire.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019 | Dave Majumdar | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPrepare for takeoff, because quality vacation time will certainly boost your mood.
Before takeoff, there were warning signs about the doctor's condition.
Was Flying Hero Doctor With Ebola to the U.S. the Wrong Call? | Abby Haglage | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the pilots prepared for takeoff, Breman sensed their unease.
The hybrid aircraft have a vertical takeoff and landing capability.
U.S. Diplomats and Marines Close Embassy and Flee Libya Fighting | Jamie Dettmer | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe braced himself, knowing the siren was the last warning before takeoff.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyThe ship was so completely stabilized that the passengers did not even have to sit down during takeoff.
The Memory of Mars | Raymond F. JonesThey practiced for months at bomber takeoff from a field the same length as the deck of a carrier which had never been done.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonTom, however, got a bad takeoff and would have fallen back into the canyon head first if Jim and Juarez had not gripped him.
The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon | Wyn RooseveltAfter that came the laborious job of getting everyone in the ship strapped into their bunks for the takeoff.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance
British Dictionary definitions for take off
(tr) to remove or discard (a garment)
(intr) (of an aircraft) to become airborne
informal to set out or cause to set out on a journey: they took off for Spain
(tr) (of a disease) to prove fatal to; kill
(tr) informal to mimic or imitate, esp in an amusing or satirical manner
(intr) informal to become successful or popular, esp suddenly
the act or process of making an aircraft airborne
the stage of a country's economic development when rapid and sustained economic growth is first achieved
informal an act of mimicry; imitation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with takeoff
Remove, as in Take off your coat and stay for a while, or I took my foot off the brake. [c. 1300]
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