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US
/ˈteɪˌkɔf/
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[ UK /tˈeɪkɒf/ ]
[ UK /tˈeɪkɒf/ ]
NOUN
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- a departure; especially of airplanes
- humorous or satirical mimicry
- the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
How To Use takeoff In A Sentence
- This would have permitted much more flexibility in basing since the B-52 is limited by its heavy gross weight and long takeoff ground roll.
- The pilot straps himself to this bulky rig in a standing position, controlling it with joysticks during vertical takeoff and landing - or VTOL, as we say in the hover biz.
- Britain should improve its infrastructure to position itself for economic takeoff when growth finally does return. Times, Sunday Times
- It was economic "takeoff' in the full modern sense. THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World
- One example of flying a different course to your next waypoint is (after takeoff) to join a nearby airway that goes through that waypoint.
- My body definitely wouldn't handle 7.5 Gs if I didn't adjust my gross weight before takeoff.
- A complete safety check was performed on the aircraft prior to takeoff.
- The boarding and takeoff found me only slightly out of sorts; an irritating whining noise near the gate was troubling me.
- Because of the heavy ordnance load, he continued with the takeoff, instead of executing a highspeed abort.
- Of all the parodies performed on 'The Carol Burnett Show', probably the best-remembered and funniest was an inspired takeoff of the classic film 'Gone With The Wind'.