also: たいようはん
noun
A spacecraft propulsion method using radiation pressure from sunlight. Also called ソーラーセイル.
See also: ソーラーセイル
太陽帆を搭載した探査機が打ち上げられた。
A probe equipped with a solar sail was launched.
Synonymous loanword; 太陽帆 is the native Japanese term.
Compound of 太陽 (taiyō, 'sun') and 帆 (ho, 'sail'). A calque of English 'solar sail'.