spaceport

noun

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

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The port is the third launch site to be announced in Scotland in recent years, following the Sutherland spaceport in Melness and SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 The Senate version of the spaceport bill has cleared one committee and is scheduled to be considered Tuesday by the Transportation Committee. Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024 Scheduled for Friday, November 22, the New Shepard rocket-capsule system will lift off from the company's West Texas spaceport during a launch window starting at 10:30 a.m. EST. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Starbase is the company's spaceport located in Boca Chica. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceport 

Word History

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 17 Dec. 2024.

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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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