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Meanings of lift off in English

Spanish
despegar

Depart from the ground.

        despegar
        Usage of lift off in English
        1
        MarShon Brooks provided an important lift off the bench with 18 points.
        Reuters
        2
        The MD-82 should be able to lift off with only one engine.
        The Guardian
        3
        To put them in me you have to lift off my head.
        The Story of a Calico Clown
        4
        I had enough material to illustrate the various phases of lift off.
        Reuters
        5
        Top Wall Street firms now see a Fed lift off in September.
        Reuters
        6
        The launch is scheduled to lift off from the Cape Canaveral base.
        The South African
        7
        Gently lift off the top fillets and transfer them to your plates.
        The Guardian
        8
        Jobert intends to attack that convoy and lift off the gold at sea.
        Colors Aloft!
        9
        Still, they may find it difficult to lift off in the African market.
        BBC
        10
        Green then gave Washington a lift off the bench in the second quarter.
        Reuters
        11
        Phobos-Grunt, the fourth Mars-bound craft, had issues even before lift off.
        Wired
        12
        Four more Nightshade gunships hovered overhead, waiting for the shuttle to lift off.
        Earth strike: star carrier: book one
        13
        Moses holds up the tablets: a rocket man just about to lift off.
        The Guardian
        14
        And then, very slowly, she began to lift off the floor.
        Hunters in the Dark
        15
        At Sean's nod, a weight seemed to lift off his shoulders.
        Sean's reckoning
        16
        Then, they take position with their legs dangling and lift off.
        Reuters
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        Translations for lift off
        Lift off through the time
        Lift off across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common