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electric sail

electric sail noun: an electric field, in the form of a sail, used as a form of spacecraft propulsion.

Noun

electric sail (plural electric sails)

  1. An electric field, in the form of a sail, used as a form of spacecraft propulsion

Forms of electric sail

pluralelectric sails

Questions about electric sail

What does electric sail mean?
Electric sail means an electric field, in the form of a sail, used as a form of spacecraft propulsion.
What part of speech is electric sail?
Electric sail is a noun.
What is the plural of electric sail?
The plural of electric sail is electric sails.

Words near electric sail in the dictionary

  1. electric rays
  2. electric razor
  3. electric razors
  4. electric rickshaw
  5. electric rickshaws
  6. electric sail
  7. electric sails
  8. electric scooter
  9. electric scooters
  10. electric shaver
  11. electric shavers

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