- liftoff
- noun Date: circa 1956 a vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or missile
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liftoff — n. (Rocketry) the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liftoff — also lift off, vertical take off of a rocket, etc., 1956, Amer.Eng., from LIFT (Cf. lift) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off) … Etymology dictionary
liftoff — [n] rocket launch blast off, rocket firing, rocket ignition, shot, take off; concepts 179,222 … New thesaurus
liftoff — ☆ liftoff [lift′ôf΄ ] n. 1. the initial vertical takeoff of a rocket, helicopter, etc. 2. the moment at which this occurs: Also lift off … English World dictionary
liftoff — /lift awf , of /, n. 1. Aeron., Rocketry. a. the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power. b. the instant when such action occurs. 2. Informal. the launching or commencement… … Universalium
Liftoff (disambiguation) — Liftoff or lift off or lift off may refer to one of the following: Culture * Lift Off, an Australian educational television series * Liftoff, an episode of The West Wing Technology * Liftoff is the first moment of flight of a plane, a rocket or… … Wikipedia
Liftoff (The West Wing) — Infobox Television episode Title = Liftoff Series = The West Wing Caption = Season = 6 Episode = 114 Airdate = November 102004 Production = 2T5004 Writer = Debora Cahn Director = Alex Graves Guests = Kristin Chenoweth Lily Tomlin Anna Deavere… … Wikipedia
liftoff — noun The point in the launch of a rocket where it leaves contact with the ground … Wiktionary
liftoff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. launch, blastoff. See beginning. Ant., landing, touchdown. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. launch, take off, blast off, ignition, firing. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of rising in flight:… … English dictionary for students
liftoff — n. rising of an aircraft or rocket into the air; moment when an aircraft or rocket rises into the air … English contemporary dictionary
