rotor ship Label

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Definition

A rotor ship is a type of ship designed to use the Magnus effect for propulsion. The ship is propelled, at least in part, by large vertical rotors, sometimes known as rotor sails. German engineer Anton Flettner was the first to build a ship which attempted to tap this force for propulsion, and the ships are sometimes known as Flettner ships ... (Wikipedia contributors. (2018, October 14). Rotor ship. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:47, October 19, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rotor_ship&oldid=863944159)

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Noun (male)

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rotor ship

Inflectionals

rotor ship, rotor ships, rotorship, rotorships, rotor-ship, rotor-ships

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Joachim Fock on 2018-10-19

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Joachim Fock on 2018-10-19