starship

noun

star·​ship ˈstär-ˌship How to pronounce starship (audio)
: a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel

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And this isn’t exactly the sort of starship we’re used to seeing on Strange New Worlds, or on any incarnation of Star Trek since the end of the original series. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 July 2025 Mount, for example, sports a curly hairdo and a gut to play the nebbish creator of the show, while Paul Wesley’s Kirk is an actor who plays a starship captain who delivers lines in a Shatner-esque style. Vanessa Armstrong, IndieWire, 31 July 2025 Showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers have offered up more exceptional scripts from their talented writers' room that see Number One exhibiting a range of leadership qualities that bode well for her future as a formidable starship captain. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 July 2025 This Lego Millennium Falcon set faithfully recreates the most iconic starship in the Star Wars universe. Paul Brett, Space.com, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for starship

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of starship was in 1882

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“Starship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starship. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

starship

noun
star·​ship ˈstär-ˌship How to pronounce starship (audio)
: a vehicle designed for travel between stars
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