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Noun: heliosheath
  1. The region around the solar system inside the heliosphere where the solar wind is slowed and made turbulent by interaction with the interstellar medium; the region from about 80 AU from the sun to the heliopause
    "Voyager 1 entered the heliosheath in 2004"

Part of: heliosphere

Encyclopedia: Heliosheath