"electric sail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electric sails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electric sail (plural electric sails)
  1. An electric field, in the form of a sail, used as a form of spacecraft propulsion Wikipedia link: electric sail
    Sense id: en-electric_sail-en-noun-uRFAkSwn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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