STOL
[ es-tawl ]
/ ˈɛsˌtɔl /
noun
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
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Origin of STOL
s(hort) t(ake)o(ff and) l(anding)
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Example sentences from the Web for stol
The Anglo-Saxons called their seats sett and stol, a name which we still preserve in the modern stool.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800|Mary Frances CusackObariea took charge of Mr. Banks's things, and yet they were stol'n from her, as she pretended.
In the dead of night he stol'd a new suit of the captain's clothes.
The Old Soldiers Story|James Whitcomb RileyCapt. Why, sweet, hath he not treacherously broke into our cabinet, and would have stol'n thee thence?
A Select Collection of Old English Plays|Robert Dodsley
British Dictionary definitions for stol
STOL
/ (stɒl) /
noun
a system in which an aircraft can take off and land in a short distance
an aircraft using this systemCompare VTOL
Word Origin for STOL
C20: s (hort) t (ake) o (ff and) l (anding)
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