starship

noun

star·​ship ˈstär-ˌship 

: a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel

Examples of starship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, a letter-writing campaign mounted by 100,000 fans of Star Trek called on NASA to name it Enterprise, after the starship from the original TV series, which ran from 1966 to 1969. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Sometimes a starship encounters a cosmic entity that — for some hard-to-fathom reason — chooses to study lesser mortals by forcing them into a big old game of dress-up. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The tactic saw the starship jump to warp speed toward its enemy, suddenly stop at close range, and then open fire before light or sensor signals from its former position arrived. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

In the series pilot, Majel was cast as Number One, serious, efficient and second-in-command of the starship Enterprise — a role that in mid-’60s TV would have been a landmark example of a woman in a position of authority. — Scott Huver, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for starship

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

Kids Definition

starship

noun

star·​ship ˈstär-ˌship 

: a vehicle designed for travel between stars