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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation short takeoff and landing

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  • initialism aviation Short Take-Off and Landing: A description of an aircraft that needs a shorter minimum horizontal distance to accelerate in order to ascend into the air than typical fixed wing types.

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