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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
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British Dictionary definitions for spaceship

spaceship

/ (ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp) /

noun

a manned spacecraft
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