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View synonyms for spaceship

spaceship

[ speys-ship ]

spaceship

/ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. a manned spacecraft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceship1

First recorded in 1940–45; space + ship 1
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Example Sentences

A facile “Prophecy” reader might joke that the channel is substituting spaceships for dragons.

From Salon

The space shuttle became the world’s first reusable winged orbiting spaceship.

The spaceship is the largest ever built to visit a planet and has a long journey ahead.

From BBC

“Why can't that be happening down on our planetary spaceship?” she asks.

From BBC

"We were watching our spaceship fly away," said Ms Williams.

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