jato

An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft

A takeoff assisted by such a unit

A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off

Acronym of jet-assisted takeoff, a method of using booster rockets to allow heavily-loaded aircraft to lift off more quickly and use less runway length for takeoff.

One of the rockets used for the above purpose.

An enduring urban legend claims that someone in Arizona strapped a JATO to their car and crashed it into a cliff.