takeoff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
  2. A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
  3. A quantification, especially of building materials.
  4. The removal of sheets from the press.
  5. The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
  6. The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

takeoff takeoffs take-off

Etymology

Deverbal from take off.

Synonyms

Related words

Derived words

power takeoff PTO T/O TO TOGA
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