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 The Quasar stage looks like a cross between an ancient pyramid and a spaceship, featuring a distinct angular design and intricate lights lined up across the entire stage. Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024 The unmanned spaceship blasted off successfully from the company's base in Boca Chica, Texas, at 8:25 a.m. local time. Gina Sunseri, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024 The report points to numerous historical programs conducted by the government that involved experimentation with new forms of aircraft, including spaceships. Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024 Notre-Dame Cathedral sat in the pre-dawn chill like a spaceship docked in the heart of Paris, its exoskeleton of scaffolding lit by bright lights. Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Its spiral design suggests a spaceship and drew praise from artist Salvador Dalí and poet Pablo Neruda. John Otis, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024 In Ravn’s speculative-fiction novel, shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize, the isolated human and android employees of a spaceship find solace in the strange scents around them. Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024 The show, which doesn’t have an outlet attached yet, will follow a similar premise as that of the game: The crew of a spaceship tries to find an alien shapeshifter who’s impersonating and killing crew members. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024 As Jakub senses Lenka slipping away, he’s visited by an alien-spider named Hanus that makes its away aboard the spaceship and listens to Jakub talk about his relationship. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024

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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 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

spaceship

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

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