vertical take-offnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌvɜː.tɪ.kəl ˈteɪk.ɒf/us/ˌvɝː.t̬ə.kəl ˈteɪk.ɑːf/a way of leaving the ground in which an aircraft rises straight up
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