liftoff
noun
lift·off
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Definition of liftoff
: a vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or missile
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Examples of liftoff in a Sentence
a series of successful liftoffs
Thousand of spectators gathered to watch the liftoff of the space shuttle.
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The tinfoil helmet will also be equipped with sensors that warn Brown when his toes are too cold or when his hot-air balloon is ready for liftoff. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders’ Antonio Brown and NFL reach agreement on tinfoil helmet," 10 Aug. 2019 Today’s flight is slated for liftoff at 6:24PM ET from SpaceX’s launchpad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Watch SpaceX launch a new docking port to the International Space Station," 24 July 2019 The capsule entered orbit nine minutes after liftoff from Russia’s launch complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. — Washington Post, "Russian, US astronauts blast off on moon landing anniversary," 20 July 2019 Barely a minute after liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the abort motor fired, pulling the capsule from the booster about six miles (10 kilometers) up. — NBC News, "NASA launches Orion crew capsule to test abort system," 2 July 2019 The solar cells generate about five volts of electricity, which a minuscule transformer then boosts to the 200 volts necessary for liftoff. — BostonGlobe.com, "Harvard researchers unveil new robot ‘bee’ that can fly without a power cord," 28 June 2019 In 2017, its new rocket, the Long March 5, suffered a failure shortly after liftoff. — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, "Another front in the tensions between the U.S. and China: Space," 26 July 2019 At liftoff, the lab complex was expected to be flying 254 miles above the border between Kazakhstan and Mongolia, 646 miles downrange from the launch pad. — William Harwood, CBS News, "Crew to make six-hour flight to International Space Station on Apollo 11 anniversary," 20 July 2019 The company has already mastered its technique for landing first-stage rocket boosters, which provide the initial boost at liftoff before detaching from the second stage. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "SpaceX shares vibrant footage from its first-ever nose cone recovery," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'liftoff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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liftoff
noun
English Language Learners Definition of liftoff
: the upward movement from the ground by a rocket, helicopter, or space vehicle as it begins flight
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liftoff
noun
lift·off
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Kids Definition of liftoff
: a vertical takeoff (as by a rocket)
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