spaceship

noun

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

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Virgin Galactic uses a spaceship that launches from a carrier aircraft at high altitude. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Hansen responded with the crew’s request to name two craters on the Moon, one for their Integrity spaceship and the other for Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll, who died of cancer in 2020. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026 Isaacman’s comments come as the Artemis II crew on Monday successfully traveled farther than any astronauts before them when their Orion spaceship slingshotted around the Moon propelled by the celestial body’s gravitational force. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 The show uses oil-on-canvas matte paintings, paintbrush strokes on glass panes, and even live-action, practical models for some of the spaceships. Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.

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spaceship

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

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