spaceship

[ speys-ship ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /

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noun

spacecraft.

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Origin of spaceship

First recorded in 1940–45; space + ship¹

Words nearby spaceship

space probe, spacer, space rate, space-saving, space science, spaceship, spaceshot, space shuttle, space sickness, space stage, space station

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How to use spaceship in a sentence

Although the festival, thrust online because of the ongoing pandemic, provided opportunities for talks, events and even a virtual spaceship where people’s avatars could bump into each other and chat, it was the movies themselves that beckoned.
Even in a world turned upside-down and an all-virtual Sundance, the movies survived|Ann Hornaday|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
The spaceship is released, the pilots fire the motor and it shoots off to the edge of space before gliding back to Earth.
Virgin Galactic ordered safety probe after wing of spacecraft was damaged during 2019 flight, book says|Christian Davenport|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
We have a choice as to whether we’re going to work together and keep the spaceship functioning — or not.
Can Astronaut Thinking Heal America at Last?|Leslie dela Vega|January 28, 2021|Ozy
That technology, it helps bring Earth up into the spaceship with us.
Astronaut Anne McClain on designing and piloting the next generation of spacecraft|Devin Coldewey|January 1, 2021|TechCrunch

Starship prototypes are currently being constructed and tested in Boca Chica, Texas, where SpaceX has been flying the pre-production spaceship during the past year.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower|Darrell Etherington|December 30, 2020|TechCrunch
Is that why you kept on the “Spaceship of Imagination” from the original iteration?
The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Spaceship of Imagination had very mixed reviews in the original, and I had very little idea of what it was doing.
The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spaceship Fabrication climbed three points before it fell and Wrail cashed in on that.
Empire|Clifford Donald Simak
Spaceship approaching me, starboard quarter, one-one-five degrees.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell
Spaceship crews should be selected on the basis of their non-irritating qualities as individuals.
The Holes Around Mars|Jerome Bixby

British Dictionary definitions for spaceship

spaceship

/ (ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp) /

noun

a manned spacecraft

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