propellantless

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A form of propellentless — Without the use of propellent.

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Meanings

adjectivepropellantless (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of propellentless.

    A positively polarised tether in the solar wind can be used for efficient general-purpose interplanetary propellantless propulsion (the electric solar wind sail or E-sail), whereas a negatively polarised tether in LEO can be used for efficient deorbiting of satellites (the plasma brake).

    2016, Pekka Janhunen, Jouni Envall, Petri Toivanen, Timo Rauhala, Edward Haeggström, Tor-Arne Grönland, “CubeSat testing of Coulomb drag propulsion”, in arXiv

Origin

From propellant + -less.

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propellantless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propellantless

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Chicago

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