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Meanings of power takeoff in English

A device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)

        Usage of power takeoff in English
        1
        She rose like a zeppelin on power takeoff, and began to read in a singsong voice from a page covered with arithmetic.
        The Big U
        2
        The flight included a full- power takeoff and climb, cruise at 37,000 feet, descent, approach and landing and was considered a success.
        Wired
        3
        Frenchman Clement Ader successfully made the first powered takeoff from level ground in his Eole aircraft in 1890.
        Wired
        4
        Power takeoff from the Model-A.
        Alas, Babylon