Definition of PTO in English:
PTO
abbreviationpiːtiːˈəʊˌpitiˈoʊ
1British Please turn over (written at the foot of a page to indicate that the text continues on the reverse).
2(in a tractor or other vehicle) power take-off.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pto with no guard shows no mercy and very few who get wound round that shaft live to tell the tale.
- The third resolution is to vow never to operate a tractor with an uncovered power take-off (pto) shaft.
- The PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is the general acronym for 75% of the groups that choose to remain independent of the PTA.
Definition of PTO in US English:
PTO
abbreviationˌpitiˈoʊˌpētēˈō
1British Please turn over (written at the foot of a page to indicate that the text continues on the reverse).
2(in a tractor or other vehicle) power takeoff.
Example sentencesExamples
- The third resolution is to vow never to operate a tractor with an uncovered power take-off (pto) shaft.
- The PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is the general acronym for 75% of the groups that choose to remain independent of the PTA.
- The pto with no guard shows no mercy and very few who get wound round that shaft live to tell the tale.
3Parent–teacher organization.