Takeoff Meaning
/tˈeɪˌkɔf/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
nounA parody or lampoon of someone or something.
Sentence Examples
The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.
The jet roared during takeoff.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The pilot announced that the ____ would occur in exactly ten minutes from now.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The plane was delayed for two hours because of the heavy fog on the runway, which made a safe ____ impossible today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English take offdeverb. English takeoff Deverbal from take off.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1897, Edward Bellamy, “ch. 23”, in Equality:
"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.""
— 1981 February 7, Beth Hodges, Michelle Cliff, “An Interview With Michelle Cliff”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 28, page 8:
"Steamer Lane, home of the world's latest takeoff."
— 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The pilot announced that the ____ would occur in exactly ten minutes from now.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The plane was delayed for two hours because of the heavy fog on the runway, which made a safe ____ impossible today.