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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.
quantity survey
A detailed analysis and listing of all items of material and equipment necessary to construct a project. Also called a takeoff.
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