spaceship

noun

space·​ship ˈspās-ˌship How to pronounce spaceship (audio)
: a vehicle used for space travel

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Legoland California revealed plans last year in planning documents submitted to Carlsbad for a Lego Galaxy themed land featuring an indoor coaster, outdoor spinner ride, alien spaceship children’s play structure and toddler play area. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025 The 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter involved a family reporting a battle with small, goblin-like creatures from a spaceship. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025 Then robot-like enemies appear, followed by new villains who descend from a spaceship and trap the heroes in beams of light. G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The white-domed arena, now gray with age and grime, didn’t resemble its namesake so much as a spaceship, a Starship Enterprise plopped amid high-rises. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 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 27 Sep. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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