VTOL

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noun

A fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.

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Meanings

nounVTOL (plural VTOLs)

plural VTOLs

  1. aeronauticsA fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.

    Radio for VTOL, heavy lift gear. We're not leaving him here.

    2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Arrival

Origin

Acronym of vertical takeoff and landing.

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APA

VTOL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VTOL

MLA

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Chicago

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