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Takeoff   /tˈeɪkˌɔf/   Listen
Takeoff

noun
1.
A departure; especially of airplanes.
2.
The initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne.
3.
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.  Synonyms: burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, travesty.
4.
Humorous or satirical mimicry.  Synonyms: mockery, parody.



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"Takeoff" Quotes from Famous Books



... warm and sunny. He and Alice had arrived early at the spaceport to enjoy the holiday excitement preceding the takeoff. It was something they had both dreamed of since they were kids—a vacation in the fabulous domed cities and ruins ...
— The Memory of Mars • Raymond F. Jones
... total number of established helicopter takeoff and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Takeoff" :   take off, ascension, rising, leaving, going away, impersonation, mimicry, rise, caricature, departure, apery, imitation, ascent, going


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