spaceship

noun

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

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One particularly famous idea – put forth by a Harvard astrophysicist named Avi Loeb – is that 3I/ATLAS could be an alien spaceship. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 His backstory for the spaceship included a sacred pool at its center. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025 Fans saw her boarding a spaceship and waving goodbye. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 The film follows a mission to colonize a distant planet, and takes place on a spaceship populated by an army of young people who will give birth to the generation that will ultimately do the colonizing. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 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 7 Nov. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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