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VTOL

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

abbreviation for

, Aeronautics.
  1. vertical takeoff and landing: an aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically.

VTOL

/ ˈviːtɒl /

noun

  1. vertical takeoff and landing; a system in which an aircraft can take off and land vertically
  2. an aircraft that uses this system Compare STOL
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of VTOL1

1965–70; v(ertical) t(ake)o(ff and) l(anding)

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