Yes OK, you're right, it was an unwarranted assumption. You do know print production jargon. But I still believe that castigating journalists just because they misuse technical terms is unwarranted. Anyone who read that story knew what was meant, especially non-aviation people.
And you still haven't explained why
a poor piece of journalism, but so typical of today's poor standards
unless the word "take-off" is all you were talking about, in an otherwise good report.