spaceship

noun

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

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George Lucas’ spaceship of a museum, which is set to open in 2026, lands in L.A. with a wonderful surprise. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025 As a result, they were packed off into spaceships and shot away from Earth—heading, like High Life’s prisoners, for a black hole. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 21 June 2025 The findings bear an eerie similarity to the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which features a spaceship’s AI, the HAL 9000 supercomputer, going rogue and killing its fellow human astronauts. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025 After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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