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How to pronounce liftoff in English?

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Type Words
Type of ascension, ascent, rise, rising
Derivation lift off

Examples of liftoff

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Shortly after the shuttle's liftoff, the antenna encountered a pointing problem.
From the chron.com
In the three milliseconds of liftoff, a bird separates itself from its problems.
From the nytimes.com
Cameras captured a possible strike to Endeavour's nose 10 seconds after liftoff.
From the foxnews.com
Black Friday's liftoff launched the holiday races-and now we're off and running.
From the stltoday.com
So we'll once again see two Space Shuttles staged for liftoff for the last time.
From the forbes.com
It was built to replace Challenger, which was destroyed during liftoff in 1986.
From the sacbee.com
The space agency had been working toward a Dec. 3 liftoff for the 11-day mission.
From the latimes.com
Surveyor 6 was the first spacecraft planned to liftoff from the Moon's surface.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The shuttle was hit by a piece of the tank's foam that fell off during liftoff.
From the newscientist.com
More examples
  • The initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad
  • "Liftoff" is the 114th episode of The West Wing.
  • The moment in the launch where the Space Shuttle begins moving up off the launch pad.
  • A charge made, usually by a container freight station or depot, for lifting a container off of a vehicle (e.g.: truck).
  • A vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or a missile
  • Process in microstructuring technology is a method of creating structures (patterning) of a target material on the surface of a substrate (ex. wafer) using a sacrificial material. It is an additive technique as opposed to more traditional subtracting technique like etching. ...