Definition of takeoffs:
(n) :
A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
(n) :
(surfing) The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave.
(n) :
A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
(n) :
The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
(n) :
A quantification, especially of building materials.
(n) :
(printing, UK, historical) The removal of sheets from the press.