eVTOL

[ee-vee-tee-oh-el, ee-vee-tawl]

abbreviation

Aeronautics.

1. electric vertical takeoff and landing: an aircraft powered by an electric motor that is capable of taking off and landing vertically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eVTOL¹

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

By 2014, Google emeritus Larry Page had added Leng’s startup to his growing portfolio of eVTOL investments.

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Question: Is an eVTOL that just about any idiot can fly necessarily a good thing?

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A tweet about Tuesday’s announcement included a video showing a spinning wheel with a Tesla logo that could have been the rotor of a Tesla eVTOL, or quadcopter drone.

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Archer, which is backed by Boeing and United Airlines, is among several eVTOL makers seeking to change travel in congested urban cities by offering short-haul air travel.

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Jason Pritchard, executive editor of eVTOL Insights, says it is also likely to appeal to flying clubs in order to train new members:

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