spaceship

[ speys-ship ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /

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noun

spacecraft.

Words nearby spaceship

spacelab, spaceless, spaceman, spaceport, spacer, spaceship, spaceshot, spacesuit, spacewalk, spacewoman, spacey

Origin of spaceship

First recorded in 1940–45; space + ship¹

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Examples from the Web for spaceship

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 crews should be selected on the basis of their non-irritating qualities as individuals.
The Holes Around Mars|Jerome Bixby
Spaceship approaching me, starboard quarter, one-one-five degrees.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell

Spaceship Fabrication climbed three points before it fell and Wrail cashed in on that.
Empire|Clifford Donald Simak

British Dictionary definitions for spaceship

spaceship

/ (ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp) /

noun

a manned spacecraft

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spaceship

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for spaceship

noun