spaceport

noun

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

Examples of spaceport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Vice and about a dozen of the company’s flight controllers plan to oversee Dream Chaser’s first space flight, on the back of a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral’s spaceport in Florida. Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 25 June 2024 The details are still murky, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a Russian spaceport last September and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who suggested Russian help for the North's satellite launch program was on the agenda at the summit. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024 Putin seemed to confirm as much when he was asked during a meeting with Kim at a spaceport in Russia in September 2023 whether Moscow would help North Korea build and launch satellites. Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024 Some businesses on the island are already seeing benefits from the spaceport. Kate Duffy, Fortune Europe, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceport 

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Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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