takeoff
IPA: tˈeɪkɔf
noun
- The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
- A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
- A quantification, especially of building materials.
- (printing, UK, historical) The removal of sheets from the press.
- The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
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Examples of "takeoff" in Sentences
- Takeoff is the opposite of landing.
- Short takeoff and vertical landing.
- One is clearly a takeoff on the other.
- Please prepare for supersonic takeoff .
- An operation is either a takeoff or a landing.
- The gimmick was a takeoff of the Baywatch lifeguards.
- The captain decided to abort his takeoff and closed the throttles.
- The spacecraft is incapable of independent takeoff from the ground.
- It is an efficient takeoff style for maintaining velocity through takeoff.
- When he hit the takeoff ramp, he felt the motorcycle unexpectedly decelerate.
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