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What is "send-off"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
send-off
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ An elaborate send-off for the dead was also a social event, because a lavish funeral reflected on the living.
▪ And finally, when one dies, have a huge party / funeral / send-off.
▪ The letdown after the great send-off was terrible.
▪ The rally was intended to provide a memorable send-off to the Republican convention in San Diego, where they will arrive Sunday.
▪ Their installation adds up to an elegant send-off.
▪ This was evidently supposed to be a sort of send-off for Tam and they had some important drinking to do.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
send-off

"a farewell" (especially a funeral), 1872, from verbal phrase (attested by 1660s), from send (v.) + off (adv.).

Wiktionary
send-off

n. (alternative form of sendoff English)

WordNet
send-off

  1. n. an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture [syn: bon voyage]

  2. a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" [syn: kickoff, start-off]

Usage examples of "send-off".

The entire command provided a resounding send-off of cheers, hoots, and laughter.

I was going back to Earth in style with a send-off suitable to heroes.

It was a handsome compliment, a noble send-off, and it gave great pleasure: but still it did not prevent the Sophies from feeling a strong sense of grievance - it did not prevent them from calling out 'Give us back our thirty-seven days' as a sort of slogan or watchword between decks, and even above hatches when they dared - it did not wholly recall them to their duty, and in the following days and weeks they were more than ordinarily tedious.