spaceport

noun

space·​port ˈspās-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
: an installation for testing and launching spacecraft

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Following those tasks, the crew module will be shipped to ISRO's spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, where it will be integrated with the orbital module, the statement says. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025 The German rocket startup Isar Aerospace is scheduled to launch its first Spectrum rocket from the Norwegian spaceport as soon as this year. Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025 Carter and former first lady Roslyn returned to the Florida spaceport for a tour in 2002, when the then-former president met with astronauts who flew on the shuttle, including then-center director Roy Bridges. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024 Construction has begun on a spaceport being built on a remote island near the coast of Scotland. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceport 

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaceport was in 1930

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“Spaceport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceport. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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spaceport

noun
space·​port ˈspā-ˌspō(ə)rt How to pronounce spaceport (audio)
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: a place for testing and launching spacecraft

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