spaceborne

[ speys-bawrn, -bohrn ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

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adjective

moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.

traveling through or operating in space.

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Origin of spaceborne

First recorded in 1965–70; space + (air)borne

Words nearby spaceborne

space-age, spaceband, space bar, space biology, space blanket, spaceborne, space cadet, space capsule, space carrier, space character, space charge