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

space mark, space medicine, space opera, space out, space platform, spaceport, space probe, spacer, space rate, space-saving, space science

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How to use spaceport in a sentence

Between the job postings and Elon Musk’s tweet that the spaceports were intended for launches to Mars, the moon, and hypersonic travel around Earth, the whole thing seemed somewhat outlandish.
SpaceX Will Have an Offshore Spaceport Ready for Starship Launches as Soon as Next Year|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|June 3, 2021|Singularity Hub
To help design and build an offshore rocket launch facility—aka, a floating spaceport.
SpaceX Will Have an Offshore Spaceport Ready for Starship Launches as Soon as Next Year|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|June 3, 2021|Singularity Hub
Poor weather prevented Astra launch attempts on Friday and through the weekend, but by Tuesday, the upper-level winds over the spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska, lessened, Ars reports.
Rocket Report: Angara finally flies again, Falcon 9 customers embrace reuse|Eric Berger|December 18, 2020|Ars Technica
Then there is the case of Spaceport America in New Mexico, near the small city of Truth & Consequences.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole|Clive Irving|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Building the Spaceport cost New Mexico taxpayers $212 million.
Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Musk is there, too, having taken a three-year lease at Spaceport for testing reusable rockets.
Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a trade-off for those funds, Galactic is committed to creating a Spaceport in Abu Dhabi—a place that loves excess.
Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight Dreams|Clive Irving|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Spaceport traffic control to Polaris," reported the traffic officer, his face in focus on the teleceiver screen.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell
I have permission for you to visit the city before we leave Council Spaceport.
The Colors of Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
"Spaceport traffic control to Connel," came a voice in reply over the audioceiver.
Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell
Harrison was vacationing and he viewed the emergency contact from Intersolar Spaceport with annoyance.
The Sword|Frank Quattrocchi
It was near midnight, and the sky over Nome Spaceport was bright with stars.
Postmark Ganymede|Robert Silverberg

British Dictionary definitions for spaceport

spaceport

/ (ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt) /

noun

a base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft

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