spaceship

noun

space·​ship ˈspās-ˌship How to pronounce spaceship (audio)
: a vehicle used for space travel

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And that type of spaceship has completely impressed itself on people’s imaginations, to the point that even European creators are seeing that. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025 In 2020, SpaceX, which Musk owns, won a $150 million contract to build launchers for the Space Development Agency's spaceships. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025 Custom-designed to fit the decor and looking similar to a spaceship, members go about 2.5 levels under sea level to absorb oxygen at a higher atmospheric pressure. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 The Modern Family star grips his bag of chips as a spaceship’s supernatural force whisks the snack into the sky, only for the power of the food to blow up the ship midair. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaceship

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spaceship was in 1880

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“Spaceship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceship. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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spaceship

noun
space·​ship ˈspās-ˌship How to pronounce spaceship (audio)
ˈspāsh-

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