spaceship

[speys-ship]

noun

1. spacecraft.

spaceship

/ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a manned spacecraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceship¹

First recorded in 1940–45; space + ship ¹

Example Sentences

They land via spaceship in the Cretaceous Period and, guided by a flying robot, team up to collect the DNA of ancient species.

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It looks like a spaceship has landed on the North Yorkshire moors, surrounded by sheep, an electrified perimeter fence and razor wire.

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Here’s what one might expect from a series rooted in the “Alien” universe: dimly lit spaceship corridors, sleeping pods, computer screens, something slithering in the shadows and, of course, lots and lots of blood.

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Bank Tower, to greet the hovering spaceship above it, thinking the aliens inside are friendly.

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Everything changes once a Weyland-Yutani Corporation spaceship, the Maginot, crashes into Prodigy City.

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