V/STOL

(stôl′)

noun

an aircraft that can take off and land either vertically or on a short airstrip

Origin: v(ertical or) s(hort) t(ake)o(ff and) l(anding)

See V/STOL in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A convertiplane that can take off and land vertically or on a short runway.

Origin:

Origin: v(ertical) s(hort) t(ake)o(ff and) l(anding)

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