takeoffs in English

noun

1

the action of becoming airborne.

the plane accelerated down the runway for takeoff

synonyms: departure, liftoff, launch, blastoff, ascent, flight

2

an act of mimicking someone or something.

a pleasant takeoff on some Everly Brothers routine

synonyms: parody, pastiche, mockery, caricature, travesty, satire, lampoon, mimicry, imitation, impersonation, impression, sendup, spoof

noun

departure, liftoff, launch, blastoff, ascent, flight
parody, pastiche, mockery, caricature, travesty, satire, lampoon, mimicry, imitation, impersonation, impression, sendup, spoof
parody, mockery
sendup, parody, charade, burlesque, pasquinade, put-on, travesty, mockery, lampoon, spoof

Use "takeoffs" in a sentence

1. Clearance requirements for aircraft takeoffs and landings made it necessary to limit the height of buildings that could be built in Samarinda.

2. The model has seen long-term service with some 42 countries, with some European airlines having scheduled as many as 12 daily takeoffs and landings per plane.

3. It is open sky in a sense but if everybody wants to fly to Delhi, obviously the Delhi airport will not be able to accommodate the landing and takeoffs.

4. At any given moment, roughly 5,000 Airplanes crisscross the skies above the United States alone, amounting to an estimated 64 million commercial and private takeoffs every year [source: NATCA].Consider the rest of the world's flight activity, and the grand total is incalculable.