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liftoff

liftoff noun: the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.

Noun

liftoff (plural liftoffs)

  1. The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
    • we have liftoff [in narration of launches]
  2. The point at which a person or animal leaves the ground, as for example when jumping.
    • As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward. Undeterred, she kept going up with the ball in her right hand.2011, Robert Strauss, Daddy's Little Goalie, page 53
  3. (figuratively) The point of launching into success or action.
    • Ederson was booked and received lengthy treatment, meaning that Mac Allister had to wait and wait. His penalty, though, bristled with assurance. Liverpool had liftoff. The home crowd sensed that this was their moment.2024 March 10, David Hytner, “Doku involved at both ends as Liverpool and Manchester City share spoils”, in The Guardian

liftoff meaning in Tagalog

liftoff in Tagalog

the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground
paglumpat

Examples of liftoff in a sentence

  • Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
  • The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
  • Liftoff occurs the instant the bolts are released.

All 10 example sentences with liftoff

Synonyms of liftoff

Antonyms

Forms of liftoff

pluralliftoffs
alternative formlift-off

Origin of liftoff

Deverbal from lift off.

Questions about liftoff

What does liftoff mean?
Liftoff means the point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
What is liftoff in Tagalog?
Liftoff in Tagalog is paglumpat. See Liftoff meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is liftoff?
Liftoff is a noun.
What is the plural of liftoff?
The plural of liftoff is liftoffs.

Words near liftoff in the dictionary

  1. liftless
  2. liftline
  3. liftlines
  4. liftman
  5. liftmen
  6. liftoff
  7. liftoffs
  8. Lifton
  9. liftout
  10. liftouts
  11. liftover

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