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- adjective Alternative spelling of
sub-light .
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Examples
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The ship should have dropped out of warp some distance out, and be making its final approach well below sublight.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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However, for the last hundred years or so, the larger sublight vessels, like the cruise ship, rely on MASIS for their primary propulsion.
365 tomorrows » Patricia Stewart : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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The ship should have dropped out of warp some distance out, and be making its final approach well below sublight.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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However, for the last hundred years or so, the larger sublight vessels, like the cruise ship, rely on MASIS for their primary propulsion.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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“The braking thrusters are firing too hot!” she said, shouting to be heard above the overstrained sublight propulsion system that seemed about to rattle the ship apart.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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The stars smeared into streaks as the towing convoy coordinated its transition from sublight to superluminal speeds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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“The braking thrusters are firing too hot!” she said, shouting to be heard above the overstrained sublight propulsion system that seemed about to rattle the ship apart.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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“We could take Titan into the inner system at high warp, drop to sublight just long enough to treat that flying weapon to a brace of quantum torpedoes, and then throttle back up to warp nine or better before they even know what hit them.”
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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“We could take Titan into the inner system at high warp, drop to sublight just long enough to treat that flying weapon to a brace of quantum torpedoes, and then throttle back up to warp nine or better before they even know what hit them.”
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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The stars smeared into streaks as the towing convoy coordinated its transition from sublight to superluminal speeds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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