飛行機が次々と離陸した。

飛行機が次々と離陸した。

One plane after another took off.

飛行機(ひこうき)が次々(つぎつぎ)と離陸(りりく)した。

Hikōki ga tsugitsugi to ririkushita.

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

次々 (つぎつぎ)

in succession; one by one

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

離陸 (りりく)

takeoff

Readings: ヒ、と.ぶ、と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

Readings: コウ、ギョウ、アン、い.く、ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、おこな.う、おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Readings: キ、はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Readings: ジ、シ、つ.ぐ、つぎ

Meanings: next, order, sequence

Readings: リ、はな.れる、はな.す

Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress

Readings: リク、ロク、おか

Meanings: land, six