photon sail

noun

A solar sail.

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Meanings

nounphoton sail (plural photon sails)

plural photon sails

  1. space flightA solar sail.

    Synonyms: light sail, solar sail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA solar sail.

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light sailsolar sail
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light sailsolar sail

Translations

German Photonensegel
  • Photonensegelsolar sail — see also solar sail
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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