spaceship

noun

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

Examples of spaceship in a Sentence

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Their works, no matter the setting, could be considered the opposite of grounded, with high saturation and vibrant lighting working well in tandem with the exuberant sets, costumes, and shiny spaceships of their space opera to create an ethereal, dreamlike world. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025 Electric Lady Studios, for instance, emerged as something of a psychedelic spaceship with curved walls, no sharp edges and groovy murals as it was being built for Jimi Hendrix just before his death. Shaun Fabos, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025 The fires in Los Angeles are burning through architectural history, wiping out a slick 1949 Richard Neutra in the Pacific Palisades, a Brutalist spaceship by Robert Bridges that once jutted over Sunset Boulevard, and a 1991 Ray Kappe house of overlapping terraces. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025 The brief clip is set on a spaceship hurtling towards Earth. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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