: of, relating to, or befitting the age of space exploration
especially : modern
space-age technology

Examples of space-age in a Sentence

space-age technology that totally transformed the news-gathering business
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Similarly, Ralph Lauren has reminded shoppers of its legacy, trading space-age materials for oak walls, antique fixtures and vintage paintings. 4. Simon Hathaway, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 The reaction to the Harry Potter lands surpassed the company’s expectations, sparking Epic Universe and its four fully immersive lands as well as Celestial Park, the central land that is part space-age and part greek mythology. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 From Parliament’s space-age funk to the psychedelic undercurrents of Funkadelic, cannabis has always been part of the sound, not a side note. Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 Our Rover will be made from space-age aluminum alloys, with its four giant wheels on rocker-bogie suspension. The Editors, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for space-age

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of space-age was in 1946

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“Space-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-age. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

space-age

adjective
ˈspā-ˌsāj
: of or relating to the age of space exploration
especially : modern entry 1 sense 1
space-age technology
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