noun
vertical takeoff and landing; VTOL
Technical term used in aviation and aerospace contexts.
垂直離着陸機は滑走路がなくても運用できる。
VTOL aircraft can operate without a runway.
Refers specifically to a VTOL aircraft, while 垂直離着陸 is the action or concept.
Compound of 垂直 (vertical), 離 (take off), 着 (landing), and 陸 (land). A modern technical term.