Meaning of jato | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
2. 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.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
3. A takeoff assisted by such a unit
4. One of the rockets used for the above purpose.
   countable
5. A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off

Examples

“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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