spaceport

American  

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

noun

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

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spaceport British  

/ ˈspeɪsˌpɔːt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of spaceport

First recorded in 1950–55; space + port ¹

Example Sentences

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spaceport

It would include the spaceport and an area of sea to the north of Unst.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

In October, Blue Origin won a three-year, $78 million defense contract to expand capacity for space vehicles at the force’s spaceport in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The feasibility study says tunnels could boost direct economic activity related to the spaceport as well as spin-off benefits such as other aerospace industrial development and tourism.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Nominally designed as a spaceport, Lego aliens and spaceships populate the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

I drew several spaceships entering and leaving his cavernous nostrils, like they were docking at a spaceport.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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