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[ speys-kraft, -krahft ]
/ ˈspeɪsˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /
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noun, plural spacecraft.

a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.

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Words related to spacecraft

shuttle, rocket, satellite, UFO

Words nearby spacecraft

space-filler, space-saving, space-time, spaceband, spaceborne, spacecraft, spaced out, spaced-out, spaceflight, spacelab, spaceless

Origin of spacecraft

First recorded in 1955–60; space + craft
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for spacecraft

  • And now, with Carlson Spacecraft going up in flames, they seemed to be getting closer to their goal.

    Instant of Decision|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for spacecraft

spacecraft
/ (ˈspeɪsˌkrɑːft) /

noun

a manned or unmanned vehicle designed to orbit the earth or travel to celestial objects for the purpose of research, exploration, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012