The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, enterprise, event etc.
The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
The spot from which one takes off; specifically, the place from which a jumper rises in leaping.
The removal of sheets from the press.
A parody or lampoon of someone or something.
A quantification, especially of building materials.