What does "jato" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "jato"?

Common synonyms include: rato, ato, cato, ratog.

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Noun

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
"An enduring urban legend claims that someone in Arizona strapped a JATO to their car and crashed it into a cliff."
5
A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off

"An enduring urban legend claims that someone in Arizona strapped a JATO to their car and crashed it into a cliff."

Initialism of jet-assisted takeoff.

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