space shuttle

noun

: a reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space

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Arena's technology is built to support testing, debugging and optimization for hardware like the machinery used in warehouses or the mechanical components of an automobile or space shuttle. Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Don’t miss out on a space shuttle that can be transformed into a spaceship or astronaut, as well as an F1 driver behind the wheel of a McLaren sportscar. Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 In the wake of the 2003 loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its STS-107 crew, NASA created a program to use the orbiter's debris for research and education at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 What happened to the space shuttle Columbia? Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for space shuttle

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of space shuttle was in 1950

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“Space shuttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20shuttle. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.

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space shuttle

noun
: a spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space that can be used repeatedly

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