"chocks away" meaning in English

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Interjection

Forms: chocks away ! [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-interj|head=chocks away}} chocks away
  1. A command to remove an aeroplane's chocks in preparation for imminent take-off.
    Sense id: en-chocks_away-en-intj-PhPIs6SP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. (by extension) A signal of the commencement of a journey or activity. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-chocks_away-en-intj-jPl7VS6Q

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          "ref": "1970, New Scientist, volumes 48-49, page 61",
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          "ref": "1982, Perspectives, numbers 8-17, page 26",
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          "ref": "2000 June 23, “Fowler”, in Chicken Run (2000)",
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          "ref": "2001, Kitty Aldridge, Pop, page 210",
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          "ref": "2014, Lars Iyer, Wittgenstein Jr",
          "text": "Saying goodbye like World War II fighter pilots. Well, this is it, old man. Cheerio, old chap. Take care now. Goodbye, old sock. Toodleoo, old thing. Chocks away, groover. Chin-chin, old pal! Goodbye for six weeks, until the new term in January.",
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          "ref": "2018 April 17, “Ivory Coast rain stokes cocoa supply worries, sending price rising”, in Financial Times",
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