light sail

noun

A solar sail.

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Meanings

nounlight sail (plural light sails)

plural light sails · alternative lightsail

  1. space flightA solar sail.

    Synonyms: photon sail, solar sail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA solar sail.

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photon sailsolar sail
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photon sailsolar sail

Translations

German Lichtsegel
  • Lichtsegelsolar sail
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APA

light sail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20sail

MLA

“light sail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20sail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light sail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20sail.

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