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rato

rato is the alternative form of RATO.

Noun capitalized: RATO

RATO (countable and uncountable, plural RATOs)

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of rocket-assisted takeoff, an auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.
  2. A takeoff assisted by such a unit.

Proper noun capitalized: Rato

Rato

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Forms of rato

pluralratos
pluralRATOs
alternative formrato

Words formed from rato

Questions about rato

What does rato mean?
Rato means a takeoff assisted by such a unit.
What is rato the alternative form of?
Rato is the alternative form of RATO.
What part of speech is rato?
Rato can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of rato?
The plural of rato is ratos.

Words near rato in the dictionary

  1. Ratner
  2. Ratner moment
  3. Ratner moments
  4. Ratners
  5. ratness
  6. rato
  7. RATOG
  8. Raton
  9. Raton Pass
  10. ratoon
  11. ratoonability

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rato (page history and authors); RATO (page history and authors); Rato (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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