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| aircraft carrier |
a very large warship with a flat upper deck on which airplanes can take off and land. |
| airfield |
a level surface, usu. with one or more paved runways, on which aircraft land and take off; airport. |
| airport |
a large area of level land where airplanes can land and take off, usu. including a passenger terminal and cargo and repair facilities. |
| bridle |
to react with anger; take offense. [1/5 definitions] |
| convertiplane |
an airplane that can fly forward with speed and take off and land vertically like a helicopter. |
| divest |
to take off or strip clothing from. [1/4 definitions] |
| doff |
to take off (clothing). [1/3 definitions] |
| heliport |
a facility, often on a rooftop, where a helicopter may take off or land. |
| landing field |
an area of land cleared, leveled, and sometimes surfaced to allow aircraft to land and take off; airstrip. |
| placket |
a slit at the top of a blouse, skirt, or the like, that makes it easier to put on and take off. |
| remove |
to take off (clothing). [1/11 definitions] |
| runway |
a smooth, level strip, usu. paved, on which aircraft take off and land; airstrip. [1/4 definitions] |
| scramble |
of military aircraft or pilots, to take off quickly on a signal to intercept an enemy. [1/10 definitions] |
| seaplane |
an airplane that can land on and take off from water. |
| shed2 |
to cast off, take off, or let fall (a covering or growth). [1/7 definitions] |
| slip1 |
to put on or take off (clothing) quickly or casually. [1/18 definitions] |
| throw |
to put on or take off carelessly or hastily. [1/15 definitions] |
| unstring |
to take off or loosen the string or strings of. [1/3 definitions] |
| unwrap |
to remove or take off the wrapping of; open. [1/2 definitions] |
| whip |
to take off or out with sudden force; snatch; pull (usu. fol. by "off" or "out"). [1/13 definitions] |
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