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взлёт — meaning in English

vzlyot

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English meaning

  • ascension noun The act of rising or moving upward, especially to a position of power or a higher spiritual state.
  • liftoff noun The moment a rocket or aircraft leaves the ground at launch.
  • soar verb To fly high in the air with little effort, especially by gliding on air currents.
  • takeoff noun The moment a plane, rocket, bird, or jumper leaves the ground and becomes airborne.

Senses

взлёт is used for these senses in English:

  • ascension The act of ascending; an ascent.
  • liftoff (aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
  • soar An upward flight.
  • takeoff A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.

liftoff — full definition

  1. noun The moment a rocket or aircraft leaves the ground at launch.
  2. noun The point at which someone or something begins to succeed or take off.

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