LIFTOFF meaning: Rocket or vehicle begins ascent

We found 18 dictionaries that define the word liftoff:

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liftoff: Merriam-Webster
liftoff: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
liftoff: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
liftoff: Collins English Dictionary
liftoff: Vocabulary.com
Liftoff, liftoff: Wordnik
liftoff: Wiktionary
liftoff: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
liftoff: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
liftoff: Infoplease Dictionary
liftoff: Dictionary.com
liftoff: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Liftoff (The West Wing), Liftoff: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
liftoff: Rhymezone
liftoff: FreeDictionary.org
liftoff: Mnemonic Dictionary
liftoff: TheFreeDictionary.com

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liftoff: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (liftoff)

▸ noun:  (aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
▸ noun:  The point at which a person or animal leaves the ground, as for example when jumping.
▸ noun:  (figurative) The point of launching into success or action.

Opposite:

landing, descent, touchdown

Phrases:

gets ready for liftoff, more...

Adjectives:

vertical, successful, lunar, first, simulated, immediate, actual, epitaxial, initial, planned, early

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