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noun. (also liftoff) uk / ˈlɪft.ɒf / us / ˈlɪft.ɑːf / Add to word list. [ C or U ] the action of a spacecraft or rocket leaving the ground: The rocket blew up shortly after lift-off. Bad weather forced NASA to delay liftoff. Living in Florida, we get to see lift-offs up close.
The meaning of LIFTOFF is a vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or missile. How to use liftoff in a sentence.
Lift-off is the beginning of a rocket's flight into space, when it leaves the ground. The lift-off was delayed about seven minutes. The rocket tumbled out of control shortly after lift-off.
noun [ C ] (also lift-off) us / ˈlɪftˌɔf / Add to word list. the moment when a space vehicle leaves the ground. (Definition of liftoff from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of liftoff. liftoff.
lift off meaning, definition, what is lift off: if an aircraft or spacecraft lifts off, ...: Learn more.
the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power. b. the instant when such action occurs. 2. informal. the launching or commencement of a project, plan, etc. The liftoff of the sales campaign will be next month. adjective.
Definition of lift off phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
