English
Etymology
noun use of the verb to take off

Noun
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en-noun

1. The rising or ascent aircraft or rocket into flight.

#:The flight was smooth, but the takeoff was a little rough.

1. A parody or lampoon of someone or something.

#:w:Weird Al Yankovic|Weird Al's song "Lasagna" is a takeoff on the popular song "La Bamba".

1. A quantification, esp. of building materials.

#: I'll give you an estimate after I do the quantity takeoffs for the trusses and structural steel.

Translations
trans-top|start of flight
Italian: decollo m
trans-mid
Russian: в�ле� (výlet) m
trans-bottom

See also
take off
take-off

simple:takeoff

• 2007-11-25 21:57 - 16@r - +etym & WP

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