liftoff
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈlɪfˌtɔf/
- Specialized
:
despegue
- The rocket achieved liftoff at precisely 10 AM, beginning its journey into space.
- shuttle liftoff
- ignition and liftoff
- space liftoff
I do believe that they've made that crystal clear that it's time for liftoff in March and Ukraine doesn't super impact us right now.
- I do believe that they've made that crystal clear that it's time for liftoff in March and Ukraine doesn't super impact us right now.
- What's to come is liftoff when interest rates go up.
Examples
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We have a liftoff, 32 minutes past the hour.
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MAN 2: We will have liftoff in T-minus five seconds.
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We have liftoff, and the clock is operating.
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Bird 1 to liftoff position.
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Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, liftoff.
Fiction book (1998) -
A space station supply ship was destroyed last week following liftoff from Kazakhstan.
Blog text (4) -
On the ground, protective fire curtains rise slowly to contain the engine exhaust on liftoff.
Fiction book (1997) -
"We have liftoff," said one of the human controllers in the time-honored tradition.
Fiction book (2001) -
Houston, ready for liftoff.
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Apollo 11 at liftoff.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
80
2.8
The moment an airplane leaves the ground and begins to fly
18
3.6
To start something, often for the first time
3
6.1
The moment a rocket or spacecraft lifts off the ground
2
4.5
An event when a rocket moves into the sky using its engines
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3.7
Sending a rocket into the sky using its own engines
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Liftoff comes from the simple words lift and off, which mean 'to raise' and 'away from'. So liftoff is the exact moment a rocket is lifted off the ground and begins to rise.