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What is a takeoff?

What is a takeoff? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
  2. A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
  3. A quantification, especially of building materials.
  4. (printing, Britain, 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.
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Pilots can avoid wake turbulence by allowing greater distance behind the heavy aircraft and their own, or by delaying takeoff for a few minutes.
Plan your takeoff, so you'll lift off before the rotation point of the other aircraft.
Early testing cleared the Seafire 47 at an all-up weight of 11,100 lb but for takeoff it could weigh as much as 12,900-lb.
We learned to takeoff, land, spin, stall, perform precision turns, lazy eights, pylon eights and aerobatics.
They were limited only by the takeoff time appointed by air traffic control, and could well have anticipated a delay of, say, half an hour.
He climbed aboard the aircraft, started the engines, and was cleared for takeoff.

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