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jato definition

jato or JATO JA′TO (jā′tō)

noun

an airplane takeoff assisted by a jet-producing unit or units, usually small, solid-propellant rockets

Etymology: j(et)-a(ssisted) t(ake)o(ff)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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