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jato

jato noun: an auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.

Noun (1)

jato (plural jatos)

  1. An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
  2. A takeoff assisted by such a unit
  3. A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off

Noun (2) capitalized: JATO

JATO (countable and uncountable, plural JATOs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, 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.
    Synonyms:
    RATO
  2. (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.

Synonyms of jato

Forms of jato

pluraljatos
pluralJATOs

Origin of jato

Initialism of jet-assisted takeoff.

Words that rhyme with jato

Questions about jato

What does jato mean?
Jato means an auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.
What part of speech is jato?
Jato is a noun.
What is the plural of jato?
The plural of jato is jatos.

Words near jato in the dictionary

  1. jatis
  2. jatjuk
  3. Jatki
  4. Jatni
  5. Jatnis
  6. jato
  7. jatoba
  8. jatobas
  9. Jatobá
  10. jatos
  11. jatra

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