Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pto
1 sense of pto
Sense 1
power takeoff, PTO -- (a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer))
=> device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")