spaceship

[speys-ship]

noun

1. spacecraft.

spaceship

/ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a manned spacecraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceship¹

First recorded in 1940–45; space + ship ¹

Example Sentences

How would astronauts refuel the spaceship for the voyage home?

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Humans have long since lived a slothful existence in a spaceship where work is unnecessary and even walking is optional.

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But in recent weeks he has been talking more about how he can use his spaceships to deploy new versions of his solar-powered Starlink satellites equipped with high-speed lasers to build out in-space data centers.

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Actually, it was a spaceship on its way to Mars.

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Just after Labor Day, Cook welcomed hundreds to Apple’s spaceship campus to unveil his newest generation of iPhones.

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