Meanings
nounelectric sail (plural electric sails)
plural electric sails
- An electric field, in the form of a sail, used as a form of spacecraft propulsion
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electric sail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20sail
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“electric sail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20sail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric sail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20sail.
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