jato
noun
a jet-assisted takeoff, especially one using auxiliary rocket motors that are jettisoned at the completion of the takeoff.
jatos
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pluralof jato.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mike said: "Communications says get set to fire jatos, Joe."
From Space Tug by Murray Leinster
But the jatos had thrown the plane out ahead of the target area.
From Space Platform by Murray Leinster
I'm throwing in the series circuit for jatos.
From Space Tug by Murray Leinster
After the pushpots and their jatos had served as the first two stages of a multiple-rocket aggregation, the Platform carried rocket fuel as the third stage.
From Space Platform by Murray Leinster
Pushpots lifted it, jatos hurled it on, and then the furious, flaming take-off rockets drove it valiantly out toward the stars.
From Space Tug by Murray Leinster
