spaceship

noun

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

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Astronauts traveling to Mars will have to survive for months on a tiny spaceship with minimal food, endure microgravity where their bones and muscles waste away, and suffer from cosmic radiation bombardment. Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025 Science fiction has always been more than just spaceships and time machines. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025 In the sleek visual, Zayn and Jisoo float through a spaceship, drifting alone before finally finding each other mid-orbit to harmonize on the chorus. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 Five years earlier, the store Zhongshuge opened in Hangzhou, the former capital of the Southern Song dynasty, had already surprised shoppers with its four distinct sections, the first of which resembles the command deck of a spaceship. Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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