spaceport

[ speys-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˈspeɪsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /
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noun

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

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Origin of spaceport

First recorded in 1950–55; space + port1

Words nearby spaceport

spaced-out, spaceflight, spacelab, spaceless, spaceman, spaceport, spacer, spaceship, spaceshot, spacesuit, spacewalk
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Words related to spaceport

train, spacecraft, plane, airplane, transporter

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British Dictionary definitions for spaceport

spaceport
/ (ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt) /

noun

a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft
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