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jato

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ja-to
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft

noun

A takeoff assisted by such a unit

noun

A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

One of the rockets used for the above purpose.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Initialism of jet-assisted takeoff.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

jatos (plural)

Synonyms

RATO RATOG

Rhymes With

nato tomato plato cato pomato

Questions

What does jato mean?
An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
Where does jato come from?
Initialism of jet-assisted takeoff.

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