"solar sail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: solar sails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} solar sail (plural solar sails)
  1. (astronautics) 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. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Light, Space access Synonyms: light sail, photon sail Translations (a sail-like structure on a spacecraft): Sonnensegel [neuter] (German), Solarsegel [neuter] (German), vela solar [feminine] (Portuguese), со́лнечный па́рус (sólnečnyj párus) [masculine] (Russian)

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