takeoff
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[edit] Etymology
noun use of the verb to take off
[edit] Noun
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takeoff (plural takeoffs)
- The rising or ascent aircraft or rocket into flight.
- The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.
- A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
- Weird Al's song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".
- A quantification, esp. of building materials.
- I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.
[edit] Translations
start of flight
