spaceship

noun

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

Examples of spaceship in a Sentence

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Space, of course, is no new frontier for Mario, as the character is tasked with navigating a multitude of planets, stars, and spaceships in 2007's Super Mario Galaxy and 2010's Super Mario Galaxy 2. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Thus, it is used in many products, including the hulls of NASA and SpaceX spaceships. Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The series chronicles what happens when a spaceship loaded with deadly samples of alien creatures crash lands on Earth and the subsequent race to contain and possess the valuable specimens. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 Launched in 2003, this sci-fi MMORPG has played host to epic spaceship battles and intergalactic heists on a scale that most other multiplayer games can only dream of. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaceship

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Sep. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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