spaceport

[speys-pawrt, -pohrt]

noun

1. a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.

spaceport

/ ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceport¹

First recorded in 1950–55; space + port ¹

Example Sentences

The license will allow the firm to launch and operate its suborbital rocket Skylark L from the spaceport.

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He added: "I'm very proud that Scotland is at the forefront of such pioneering technology and I look forward to blast off from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland."

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The SaxaVord Spaceport is a former RAF radar station.

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"Tunnels would really open up this island for businesses," says Elizabeth Johnson, external affairs manager of Saxavord Spaceport on Unst.

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But Ms Johnson, of the Saxavord Spaceport, reckons Shetlanders would be happy to pay their way.

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