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STOL
[ es-tawl ]
noun
- a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
STOL
/ stɒl /
noun
- a system in which an aircraft can take off and land in a short distance
- an aircraft using this system Compare VTOL
Word History and Origins
Origin of STOL1
Word History and Origins
Origin of STOL1
Example Sentences
As often happens, the situation in the North evoked the Irish saying idir dhá stól, a shorthand for falling between two stools, neither here nor there.
It’s what’s known as a V/STOL aircraft, capable of vertical/short takeoffs and landings.
He sits on the floor in the hallway of his communal apartment, in a dark and hopeless mood—he appears doomed to the repeated frustrations of an author who can only “pisat’ v stol,” as the Russian saying goes, “to write for the desk,” or toil over stories that won’t end up anywhere but a desk drawer.
Writers who would not adjust to the state’s ideological constraints were forced to write v stol—“into the desk,” not for publication.
The images were shot by Alexander Ap?stol.
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