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solar sails

solar sails is the plural of solar sail.

Meaning of solar sail

Noun

solar sail (plural solar sails)

  1. A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.

Questions about solar sails

What is solar sails the plural of?
Solar sails is the plural of solar sail.

Words near solar sails in the dictionary

  1. solar power
  2. solar prominence
  3. solar prominences
  4. solar radiation
  5. solar sail
  6. solar sails
  7. solar shingle
  8. solar shingles
  9. solar skin
  10. solar skins
  11. solar spot

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