Takeoff

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc..

Definitions by Sense

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. (printing, UK, historical) 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. (surfing) The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.

Example Sentences

The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.

That high-jumper's takeoff needs some work.

The mute swan, being one of the world's heaviest flying birds, can have a laborious takeoff.

Weird Al's song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".

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.

I had originally titled it, On Claiming An Identity They Taught Me To Despise. I said that having been a Renaissance historian, I was doing a take-off of the Latin tracts—"On This," "On That," "On the Beauty of Women."

I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.

Encyclopaedia of Sport The take-off should be selected with great care, and a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side.

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