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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Black spatulas won’t kill you, and the lights in the sky aren’t alien spaceships or Iranian bombers. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Like the Jax and Daxter series, players can explore its planets with a giant, stylish spaceship. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Four kids get lost in space after exploring an old spaceship on their home planet. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 But even if Secret Level viewers can’t just boot up a few rounds of Concord, this episode — a not-bad Guardians of the Galaxy knockoff about a squabbling spaceship crew on a mission to throw off the bonds of space capitalism — is one of the show’s more distinctive and breezy installments. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceship 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

spaceship

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

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