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What is the difference between auxiliary and rato?

auxiliary | rato |

As nouns the difference between auxiliary and rato

is that auxiliary is a person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner while rato is an auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.

As a adjective auxiliary

is helping]]; [[give|giving assistance or support.

auxiliary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Helping]]; [[give, giving assistance or support.
    • auxiliary troops
  • Supplementary or subsidiary.
  • Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
  • (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
  • (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.

    • Synonyms

    * (supplementary) accessory * (having sails and engine) motorsailer

    Noun

    (auxiliaries)
  • A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
  • A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
  • (grammar) An auxiliary verb.
  • *
    • The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries' are the per-
    fective '''Auxiliary''' ''have'', the progressive '''Auxiliary''' ''be'', and the passive '''Auxiliary
    ''be''. Perfective ''have'' is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, ''perfec-
    tion'') of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective ''-n'' participle, as
    in:
    (121)    The referee has [VP ''shown     him the red card]
  • A marching band colorguard.

    • Related terms

    * auction * auctioneer * augment * augmentation

    See also

    * axillary

    External links

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    rato

    English

    Noun

    (RATO) (en noun)
  • An auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
  • A takeoff assisted by such a unit
  • JATO

    • Anagrams

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