Star Trek

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1. A television series of the 1960s, and later a series of successful films, in which a group of space explorers in their craft, the Enterprise, traveled through interstellar space.

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The original Star Trek programs spawned a number of other television series during the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century.

Example Sentences

"I think of it like the Star Trek motto, to boldly go where no one has before," Burton says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

"Star Trek" legend William Shatner is boldly going where few 94-year-olds have gone before, as the Canadian actor announced plans to release a heavy metal album.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

We believed in the “conquest of space,” that Star Trek was a plausible version of life in the 23rd century.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

The design for the Star Trek 60 “Space for Everybody” entry was revealed on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

“I watched Star Trek because you are always spouting off about it. The special effects are not that special. Kind of pathetic, actually. Like a first-grade puppet show.”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt