Slug
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Slug
- A unit of mass; the mass of a free body which if acted upon by a force of 1 pound would experience an acceleration of 1 foot per square second; thus 32.1740 pounds or 14.59390 kilograms.
- A terrestrial or marine gastropod mollusk with a soft, undeveloped shell or no shell at all.
- A large, solid metal projectile.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
