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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The spaceship would crash back down to Earth and more chaos would ensue. Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Pick ones that align with their interests, such as kittens, sports, spaceships, dinosaurs, or unicorns. Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025 Mild-mannered Belinda was descended up by robots and dragged by spaceship to Belindachandra-1, a planet that had been named after her, and where she was invited to rule as queen. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Apr. 2025 His best works are typically defined by their psychological depth and genre ambition, and his plots — whether set on a spaceship staring at the sun or inside a rapidly evolving ecological anomaly — refract the internal tensions of their protagonists into visual spectacle. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 11 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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