Travel & Airport English vocabulary · Boarding & On the Plane
Take off
Meaning in travel & airport english, with examples
/ˌteɪk ˈɔːf/phrasal verbCore term
In travel & airport english, take off means: Of a plane: to leave the ground and start flying at the beginning of a flight.
In Turkish: kalkmak, havalanmak
How it is used
The plane takes off; for passengers English uses leave or depart. The noun is takeoff (take-off in British spelling): seat belts must be fastened during takeoff and landing, and many airlines ask for window blinds to be open.
Example sentences
We're taking off in about ten minutes, so please switch your phones to flight mode.
The plane couldn't take off until the fog cleared.
Common collocations
take off on time
ready for takeoff
during takeoff
the plane takes off
Related terms
landOf a plane or its passengers: to arrive on the ground at the end of a flight.
seat beltA strap fixed to a seat that you fasten across your body to keep you safe in a plane, car or bus.
turbulenceSudden, uneven movements of the air that make a plane shake or bump during a flight.
boardTo get on a plane, ship, train or bus at the start of a journey; at airports it also describes the time when passengers are let on.
