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takeoff
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takeoff
1. the act or process of making an aircraft airborne
2. the stage of a country's economic development when rapid and sustained economic growth is first achieved

takeoff [′tāk‚ȯf]
(aerospace engineering)
Ascent of an aircraft or rocket at any angle, as the action of a rocket vehicle departing from its launch pad or the action of an aircraft as it becomes airborne.


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Windows won't break if birds or other debris crash into them, whether on take-off or landing.
has now applied them in place of a swivel arm to the take-off rolls on its new-generation Evolution sheet line.
But moments after take-off, Brand radioed the air tower and said he was having trouble climbing and gaining altitude.
 
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