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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Takeoff

/tāk'-ôfˌ/ · Take·off · IPA /tˈeɪkˌɔf/
01 n. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature; -- used with of or on; as, the comedian did a hilarious takeoff on the president.
  1. 1.
    An imitation, especially in the way of caricature; -- used with of or on; as, the comedian did a hilarious takeoff on the president.
  2. 2.
    The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
    “The take-off should be selected with great care, and a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing side.” — Encyc. of Sport.
  3. 3.
    The beginning of a leap from a surface or a flight into the air, especially the process or event of an airplane leaving the ground and beginning its flight; as, the takeoff of flight CA123 was scheduled for 3:00 PM.