take-off

Variant of takeoff

takeoff definition

take·off (tāk′ôf′)

noun

  1. the act of leaving the ground from any angle, as in jumping, launching, or flight
  2. the place from which one leaves a surface
  3. ☆
    1. the starting point or launching stage
    2. Econ. the early stages of rapid, self-sustained growth and development
  4. Informal an amusing or mocking imitation; caricature; burlesque
Also take-off take′·-off′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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