lift-off
noun
[ ˈlɪftɒf ]
• the vertical take-off of a spacecraft, rocket, or helicopter.
lift off
• (of an aircraft, spacecraft, or rocket) take off, especially vertically.
• "the helicopters lifted off at 1030 hours"
Similar:
take off,
be launched,
blast off,
leave the ground,
become airborne,
take to the air,
take wing,
Opposite:
land,
touch down,
