Sailcraft
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sailcraft is a noun meaning A boat with one or more sails.
Meaning
A boat with one or more sails.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The art of sailing.
- (astronautics) A spacecraft endowed with sail for propulsion purposes.
Example Sentences
But a discussion paper published in 2006 by the Brookings Institution called for a much bigger commitment, with government prizes ranging from $15 million for an Earth-Moon solar sailcraft race to as much as $100 million a year for improvements in African agriculture. Mr. McCain’s own proposal for spurring development of alternative energy sources was foreshadowed by a bill introduced last year in Congress that would establish a prize for breakthroughs in the development of hydrogen power.
Word Forms
- sailcrafts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sail, sailboat, sailer, sails, monotype, catboat.
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