spaceport

noun

space·​port ˈspās-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
: an installation for testing and launching spacecraft

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The French-run Guiana Space Center in South America is the primary spaceport for European rockets. ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025 The company, for example, suspended plans to develop a spaceport at Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands to focus resources on developing the Prime microlauncher. Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 This mission was the first to launch from the other pad at the commercial spaceport, which is gearing up for an uptick in Chinese launch activity to continue deploying satellites for the Thousand Sails network and other megaconstellations. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025 Starship took off from the company’s spaceport near Brownsville, Texas, at 6:30 p.m. ET for its eighth test flight. Lora Kolodny,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaceport

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First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaceport was in 1930

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“Spaceport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceport. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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spaceport

noun
space·​port ˈspā-ˌspō(ə)rt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: a place for testing and launching spacecraft

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