jato

[ jey-toh ]

noun

, plural ja·tos.

1. a jet-assisted takeoff, especially one using auxiliary rocket motors that are jettisoned at the completion of the takeoff.

jato

/ ˈdʒeɪtəʊ /

noun

1. aeronautics jet-assisted takeoff

Word History and Origins

Origin of jato¹

1940–45; Amer.; j(et) a(ssisted) t(ake)o(ff)

Word History and Origins

Origin of jato¹

C20 j ( et -) a ( ssisted ) t ( ake ) o ( ff )

Example Sentences

Lula was swept up in Lava Jato as well, right as Rousseff was accused of accounting tricks to jumpstart the economy.

From Time

They'd fired jato rockets, all at once, and so pushed its speed up to the preposterous.

From Project Gutenberg

The pushpots were jet motors in frames and metal skin, with built-in jato rocket tubes besides their engines.

From Project Gutenberg

After the jato thrust, it was traveling nearly 3,400 miles per hour.

From Project Gutenberg

Every jato in every pushpot about every launching cage fired at once.

From Project Gutenberg