spaceship

noun

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

Examples of spaceship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Why did Alessandro Michele put spaceships on a dress in his fall 2017 ready-to-wear collection for Gucci? Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024 The temperature crept toward triple digits in Sacramento’s Southside Park recently as neighborhood resident Dwight Young chased after 5-year-old son Andrew near the park’s iconic silver spaceship sculpture. Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024 Another problem is maintaining such a bubble, which would tend to collapse with unfortunate complications for the spaceship and its crew. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2024 There’ll be the odd tennis ball, some spaceships, moving wind. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceship 

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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 15 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

spaceship

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

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