Also spelled space-ship

US /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/
noun Freq #7422

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A vehicle designed to carry people through space.

    The children dreamed of flying a spaceship to the moon.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a vehicle designed to carry... spacecraftstarship
Word family
Forms spaceships
Derived forms spaceshiplike
Related forms spacecraftstarshipufo

Etymology

* space + ship * (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer.

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