jato
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Definition of jato
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
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noun
- An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
- A takeoff assisted by such a unit
- A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off
- (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable)Acronym of jet-assisted takeoff, a method of using booster rockets to allow heavily-loaded aircraft to lift off more quickly and use less runway length for takeoff.
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(countable)One of the rockets used for the above purpose.
“An enduring urban legend claims that someone in Arizona strapped a JATO to their car and crashed it into a cliff.”
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Etymology
Initialism of jet-assisted takeoff.
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