: a vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or missile
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a series of successful liftoffs
Thousand of spectators gathered to watch the liftoff of the space shuttle.
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Only the return of the first stage, less than 10 minutes after liftoff, creates a sonic boom that can be heard from 80 miles away or farther, depending on atmospheric conditions.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
SpaceX initially anticipated the satellites to be deployed roughly 62 minutes after liftoff and launched into low-Earth orbit.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
SpaceX initially anticipated the satellites to be deployed roughly 62 minutes after liftoff and launched into low-Earth orbit.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liftoff. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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liftoff
noun
lift·off
ˈlif-ˌtȯf 
: a vertical takeoff (as by a rocket)
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