spaceship

noun

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

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Near the entrance is a brick-by-brick and way-bigger-than-life model of Lego set 918, a spaceship introduced in 1979. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026 Beyond the famous spaceships, X-Wing and TIE Fighter also brought compelling stories set in the Star Wars universe, alongside technical advancements like fully 3D graphics in place of the bitmap sprites of previous titles. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026 That could be a spaceship flying over an alien planet, a blimp over a European city set in the 1950s drawing from a photo, or an tapir running through far reaches of the Amazon rainforest. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026 That future is represented in the figure of Kate McKinnon, who plays a lonely scientist on a spaceship bound for a new colony planet in the 25th century. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026 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 8 Feb. 2026.

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spaceship

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

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