takeoff

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird,…

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

   • 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.
2. 2

   A parody or lampoon of someone or something.

   • 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."
3. 3

   A quantification, especially of building materials.

   • I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.
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   1. 4

      The removal of sheets from the press.

   2. 5

      The spot from which one takes off

      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.
   3. 6

      The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.

      • Steamer Lane, home of the world's latest takeoff.

The neighborhood

• synonymliftoff
• neighbortake off
• neighborrejected takeoff
• neighborrolling takeoff