"liftoff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: liftoffs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from lift off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|lift off}} Deverbal from lift off Head templates: {{en-noun}} liftoff (plural liftoffs)
  1. (aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground. Categories (topical): Aerospace Translations (the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground): излитане (izlitane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), irtoaminen (Finnish), décollage [masculine] (French), Start [masculine] (German), lancio [masculine] (Italian), partenza [feminine] (Italian), descolagem [feminine] (Portuguese), взлёт (vzljot) [masculine] (Russian), despegue [masculine] (Spanish), paglumpat (Tagalog), kalkış (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-liftoff-en-noun-5qhVvM98 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 58 23 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 14 9 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 72 17 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 18 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 11 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 71 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 66 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 69 17 14 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground': 86 8 6
  2. The point at which a person or animal leaves the ground, as for example when jumping.
    Sense id: en-liftoff-en-noun--CWhHXQ8 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 47 7
  3. (figurative) The point of launching into success or action. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-liftoff-en-noun-0clrHVlK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: takeoff, lift-off Related terms: lift [noun], liftup, uplift

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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