takeoff — OAT

takeoff

noun

1 a chartered plane crashed soon after takeoff:

departure, liftoff, launch, blastoff, taking off;

leaving, going;

ascent, climbing, mounting, flight, flying, soaring.

▷antonyms landing, touchdown.

2 a takeoff of a television talent show:

parody, pastiche, mockery, caricature, travesty, satire, lampoon, mimicry, imitation, impersonation, impression, aping;

informal sendup, spoof.