Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A convertiplane that can take off and land vertically.
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- initialism aviation
vertical takeoff andlanding : A description of a fixed-wingaircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What this seems to come down to are what are known as VTOL craft - Vertical Take Off and Landing.
Pocket-lint Dan Sung 2010
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What this seems to come down to are what are known as VTOL craft - Vertical Take Off and Landing.
Pocket-lint Dan Sung 2010
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What this seems to come down to are what are known as VTOL craft - Vertical Take Off and Landing.
Pocket-lint Dan Sung 2010
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Further, the design of the plane grants it some of the benefits, such as VTOL and hovering capability, previously available only to zeppelins no, the Osprey and Harrier don’t count.
What Goes Up Can, When Properly Designed, Stay That Way | Blog | Futurismic 2006
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Sure some big helicopters might be able to carry their own fuel, but small fixed wing, especially or the S/VTOL variety usually have some other arrangement, such as mid air refueling.
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VTOL nigthmares - November 25, 2009 added by atkinson | Images mcs+ to rate
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The sooner we get past using vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicles to get to orbit, the more robust and reliable our access to space will be. former CA resident
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An effective maintenance program for these mothballed carriers would send a clear message to our foes that even if they were lucky enough to sink or damage one of our active carriers with a cruise missile or torpedo, another similar platform would quickly take its place, especially if its air wing was comprised of the F-35 vertical take off and landing (VTOL) fighter-bombers.
Robert C. O’Brien: America Must Immediately Reverse the Downsizing of its Navy as China Grows on the High Seas Robert C. O’Brien 2010
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An effective maintenance program for these mothballed carriers would send a clear message to our foes that even if they were lucky enough to sink or damage one of our active carriers with a cruise missile or torpedo, another similar platform would quickly take its place, especially if its air wing was comprised of the F-35 vertical take off and landing (VTOL) fighter-bombers.
Robert C. OâBrien: America Must Immediately Reverse the Downsizing of its Navy as China Grows on the High Seas Robert C. OâBrien 2010
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Tiger's claw, fish and dinosaur fossils, VTOL, cow vertebra, and instructions on how to make hydrogen.
Illustrations from Jeff Carlson's "Meme" frankwu 2008
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