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 waltz played as a fictional spaceship docks with a space station, with expansive views of the Earth and the distant stars. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 26 May 2025 There might even be intelligent life right now alive and existing on some remote planet or flying around in a remote spaceship. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Star Trek meets Shakespeare in this tale of a spaceship captain marooned on a desert planet who orchestrates a series of events to confront the crew who betrayed him. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 Bending metal — the actual process of making rovers and spaceships and telescopes — drives economic activity. Christopher Cokinos, Twin Cities, 8 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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