{n.} 1. Departure of an airplane; the act of becoming airborne. * /The nervous passenger was relieved that we had such a wonderfully smooth takeoff./ 2. Imitation; a parody. * /Vaughn Meader used to do a wonderful takeoff on President Kennedy's speech./
TAKEOFF
Meaning of TAKEOFF in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012