RATOn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪdoʊ/

Forms: 1900s– RATO, 1900s– R.A.T.O., 1900s– Rato, 1900s– rato.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English rocket-assisted take-off.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of rocket-assisted take-off < rocket n.⁵ + assisted adj. + take-off n. Compare slightly earlier jato n.

Aeronautics.

A system for assisting the take-off of an aircraft or missile in which a (usually detachable) unit of rocket engines is used temporarily to provide additional thrust. Frequently attributive, esp. in RATO unit. Cf. jato n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > take-off > types of

jump-off1939

jato1944

RATO1945

lift-off1956

1945 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 11 Apr. 4/1 The rocket system of quick starting for big planes is called RATO and is not to be confused with JATO.

1962 Aeroplane 103 26/1 Designed to carry outsize cargo, the Stratocruiser is to have an increased payload of 60,000 lb and rato units will be used.

1976 Internat. Security 1 105 RATO has been used successfully on a wide variety of airplanes and missiles.

2000 S. Twigge & L. Scott Planning Armageddon iii. 58 Proposals were initially based on bombers arriving at dispersal sites with fully charged RATO units.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rato
释义	RATOn. Brit. /ˈreɪtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈreɪdoʊ/ Forms: 1900s– RATO, 1900s– R.A.T.O., 1900s– Rato, 1900s– rato. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English rocket-assisted take-off. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of rocket-assisted take-off < rocket n.⁵ + assisted adj. + take-off n. Compare slightly earlier jato n. Aeronautics. A system for assisting the take-off of an aircraft or missile in which a (usually detachable) unit of rocket engines is used temporarily to provide additional thrust. Frequently attributive, esp. in RATO unit. Cf. jato n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > take-off > types of jump-off1939 jato1944 RATO1945 lift-off1956 1945 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 11 Apr. 4/1 The rocket system of quick starting for big planes is called RATO and is not to be confused with JATO. 1962 Aeroplane 103 26/1 Designed to carry outsize cargo, the Stratocruiser is to have an increased payload of 60,000 lb and rato units will be used. 1976 Internat. Security 1 105 RATO has been used successfully on a wide variety of airplanes and missiles. 2000 S. Twigge & L. Scott Planning Armageddon iii. 58 Proposals were initially based on bombers arriving at dispersal sites with fully charged RATO units. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945
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