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Princeton's WordNet

  1. liftoffnoun

    the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad

Wiktionary

  1. liftoffnoun

    The point in the launch of a rocket where it leaves contact with the ground.

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  1. liftoff

    Liftoff is the moment in which an aircraft, spacecraft or rocket begins its flight by leaving the ground or launch pad. It is the point at which all supporting structures are released and the vehicle starts ascending under its own power.

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  1. Liftoff

    "Liftoff" is the 114th episode of The West Wing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of liftoff in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of liftoff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of liftoff in a Sentence

  1. Neil Armstrong:

    Liftoff! We have a liftoff...

  2. Raghuram Rajan:

    The liftoff has been one of the most widely advertised factors, i think there will be volatility but I think we have to bear it. I worry more about the consequences of staying in the ultra accomodative ... world.

  3. Homer Ahr:

    Our job was to arrive at 5 a.m., we brought up the machines and checked out the software to do a dry run of the launch without involving the flight controllers. Later, we brought up the prime computer we used and before you knew it, it was liftoff. I typed in one of the first things that we entered into the computer, the time of liftoff 8 : [ 32 a.m. EST ]. I made a whole bunch of commands after that, but it was really sort of weird.

  4. Federal Reserve President James Bullard:

    My sense is that markets are well-prepared for a possible rate increase globally, and that this is not too surprising given our liftoff from December and the policy of the committee which has been to try to normalize rates slowly and gradually over time, so my ideal is that if all goes well this will come off very smoothly.

  5. Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart:

    Absent information that drastically changes the economic picture and outlook, I feel the case for liftoff is compelling.

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