What does take off mean?
take off
Definition
Of an aircraft, or of the people on it: to leave the ground and rise into the air at the start of a flight.
Example sentences
Does chewing gum actually help when the plane takes off, or is that a myth? My ears are killing me.
Does chewing gum actually help when the plane takes off, or is that a myth? My ears are killing me.
Getting up at five was brutal, but the balloons take off at sunrise, while the air's still calm.
Getting up at five was brutal, but the balloons take off at sunrise, while the air's still calm.