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a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket)
  • everyone was quiet in the control room as they waited for lift-off

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The first known use of liftoff was circa 1956

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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.

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