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liftoff

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lift·off  (lftôf, -f)
n.
The initial movement by which or the instant in which a rocket or other such craft commences flight.

liftoff [ˈlɪftˌɒf]
n
1. (Astronautics) the initial movement or ascent of a rocket from its launch pad
2. (Astronautics) the instant at which this occurs
vb lift off
(Astronautics) (intr, adverb) (of a rocket) to leave its launch pad
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Noun1.liftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching padliftoff - the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"


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Liftoff is set for 2:28 pm (1928 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, the US space agency said Thursday following a "flight readiness review" meeting.
Liftoff is set for 2:28 pm (1928 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida, the US space agency said Thursday following a "flight readiness review" meeting.
NASA delayed a Tuesday morning liftoff of the space shuttle Discovery by a day because of stormy weather at the Florida launch site.
 
 
 
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