spaceship A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled space-ship US /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/ See IPA manual Freq #7422 Meanings 1 noun A vehicle designed to carry people through space. The children dreamed of flying a spaceship to the moon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a vehicle designed to carry... spacecraftstarship Word family Forms spaceships Derived forms spaceshiplike Related forms spacecraftstarshipufo Etymology AI details * space + ship * (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # spaceship **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/ **Frequency rank:** 7422 ## Meanings 1. A vehicle designed to carry people through space. ## Examples - The children dreamed of flying a spaceship to the moon. ## Derived Forms - spaceshiplike ## Related Forms - spacecraft - starship - ufo ## Etymology * space + ship * (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer. ## AI Etymology Spaceship: * space + ship; (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer. In current use it includes the sense A vehicle designed to carry people through space. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown