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Definition of "take-off" [take-off]

  • Alternative form of takeoff. (noun)

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Use "take-off" in a sentence
  • "The first example, is that of American Airlines flight 191 which crashed in 1979 after an engine fell off the DC-10 during take-off, killing all 271 of the people on board."
  • "The kid sitting next to the window ignored all the warnings about radio devices and vigorously texted someone since before take-off."
  • "The Jakarta-bound flight with 136 passengers on board returned to Singapore at 1:57 a.m. local time, just over an hour after take-off, "following a stall warning from the No. 2 engine," Cathay Pacific said in a statement Monday."