spaceship

noun

space·​ship ˈspās-ˌship 

: a vehicle used for space travel

Examples of spaceship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The interior spaceship set that Sweeney shot was 11 feet tall by 18 feet wide, and only had about four feet of room underneath. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Science fiction doesn’t have to be all spaceships and robots. — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Chester Walsh, a 29-year-old prop maker who resides in England, spent three months building a spaceship in the garden of his Northamptonshire home, meticulously crafting it to evoke the beloved sci-fi franchise. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

The action happens on a planet named Altair IV, to which a spaceship from Earth ventures to find out what happened to a previous, and never again heard from, human expedition. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spaceship

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip

Kids Definition

spaceship

noun

space·​ship ˈspās-ˌship 

ˈspāsh-

: spacecraft