take to the sky/skies
idiom
chiefly US
: to begin flying
The new airliner will take to the skies next year.
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Frigates will patrol the North Sea, F-35 fighter jets and Apache helicopters will take to the skies and air defense systems will be on alert.
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Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
In addition, 28 M1A1 Abrams tanks bearing 120mm cannons will roll through the city and 50 aircraft will take to the skies, including helicopters, such as Black Hawks, Chinooks, and Apaches.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
This is a €7.6 billion joint development effort by Germany, France, Italy, and Spain to build an 11-tonne drone with a 30-meter wingspan that is expected to take to the sky for the first time in 2027.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2025
Elite travelers will take to the skies, avoiding traffic, in their personal vehicles.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
In addition, 28 M1A1 Abrams tanks bearing 120mm cannons will roll through the city and 50 aircraft will take to the skies, including helicopters, such as Black Hawks, Chinooks, and Apaches.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
This is a €7.6 billion joint development effort by Germany, France, Italy, and Spain to build an 11-tonne drone with a 30-meter wingspan that is expected to take to the sky for the first time in 2027.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2025
Elite travelers will take to the skies, avoiding traffic, in their personal vehicles.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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