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| aircraft carrier |
a very large ship with a flat deck on which airplanes can take off and land. |
| airport |
a large area of level land where airplanes can land and take off. |
| airstrip |
a landing strip or cleared area where aircraft land or take off; runway. An airstrip usually is not paved and does not have the workers or equipment of an airport. |
| expose |
When you expose something, you make it visible by taking the covering off it. If you take off the carpet in a room, you will expose the floor. [1/4 definitions] |
| offense |
"Offense" is a kind of feeling that people can have when they react to something. If you take offense at something, you feel insulted or disgusted. [1/5 definitions] |
| position |
A position is the correct spot where something should be. When an airplane is in position to take off, it means that the airplane is in exactly the right place for taking off. [1/7 definitions] |
| remove |
to take off or shed. [2/4 definitions] |
| runway |
a smooth, level strip on which airplanes take off and land. [1/2 definitions] |
| seaplane |
an airplane that can land on and take off from water. |
| shed2 |
to cast off, take off, or let fall. [1/4 definitions] |
| slip1 |
to put on or take off quickly or casually. [1/13 definitions] |
| strip1 |
to take off the outside covering or clothing from (something). [1/4 definitions] |
| take off |
When you take off something, you remove it. If you take off your coat, you are not wearing your coat anymore. If you take off the paint on something, it is not there anymore. [1/2 definitions] |
| throw |
to put on or take off quickly. [1/8 definitions] |
| undress |
When you undress a person or thing, you take off clothes or coverings from them. [2 definitions] |
| whip |
to take off or out with sudden force; pull (usually followed by "off" or "out"). [1/7 definitions] |
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