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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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Words related to spaceship

weapon, intercontinental ballistic missile, missile, spacecraft, booster, firework, torpedo, capsule, rocket, guided missile, flying saucer, space shuttle, command module, lunar module, module, unidentified flying object

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British Dictionary definitions for spaceship

spaceship
/ (ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp) /

noun

a manned spacecraft
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