take off — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. remove < take your shoes off > 2. a. release < take the brake off > b. discontinue, withdraw … New Collegiate Dictionary
stream — i. To deploy the tail chute. Normally, it is used as an instruction on a radio telephone to “stream the tail chute.” ii. To dispense chaff as solid. It may be dispensed at random intervals or in bursts. iii. To take off or land in stream (i.e.,… … Aviation dictionary
stream takeoff — Takeoffs by a group of aircraft in quick succession one after another. Aircraft roll individually at specified intervals of, say, 5 or 10 s, and not simultaneously. However, groups of two or more may take off in formation followed by another… … Aviation dictionary
Take a Girl Like You — Infobox Book | name = Take A Girl Like You title orig = translator = image caption = author = Kingsley Amis illustrator = cover artist = Jean Paul Tibbles country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Comic novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
Jet stream — Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found at the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with height) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with height), [United States… … Wikipedia
South Stream — ( ru. Южный Поток, bg. Южен поток, sr. Jужни ток/Južni tok, hu. Déli Áramlat) is a proposed gas pipeline to transport Russian natural gas to Italy. The project would partly replace the planned extension of Blue Stream from Turkey through Bulgaria … Wikipedia
Nord Stream — Location of Nord Stream Location Country Russia, Germany General direction … Wikipedia
To draw off — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To drink off — Drink Drink, v. t. 1. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water. [1913 Webster] There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss, There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed. Spenser.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To pass off — Pass Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English