takeoff
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From the verb phrase take off.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
takeoff (countable and uncountable, plural takeoffs)
- The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
- The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.
- Coordinate term: landing
- A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
- Weird Al's song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".
- 1897, Edward Bellamy, “ch. 23”, in Equality:
- I came across a little pamphlet of the period, yellow and almost undecipherable, which, on examination, I found to be a rather amusing skit or satirical take-off on the profit system.
- A quantification, especially of building materials.
- I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.
- (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.
- Encyclopaedia of Sport
- The take-off should be selected with great care, and a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side.
- Encyclopaedia of Sport
Synonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
(start of a flight):
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Translations[edit]
start of flight
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parody
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