shuttlecraft
AmericanEtymology
Origin of shuttlecraft
First recorded in 1950–55; shuttle ( def. ) + craft ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In 2013 he and his wife made headlines when they restored and then donated the “Star Trek” Galileo shuttlecraft prop to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
The model for the show’s Galileo shuttlecraft, about 24 feet long, was used for scenes of crews and visitors in transit; assorted villains destroyed it in episode after episode.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2012
It contained a single interplanetary shuttlecraft emblazoned with the IOI logo.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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