spaceship

noun

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

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Based on the comic series of the same name, in Woman of Tomorrow, Supergirl is celebrating her 21st birthday aboard a spaceship with Krypto. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 The cars vary in color from matte black to mac-and-cheese orange to highlighter yellow and look like spaceships. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025 The company is already increasing its operations in Florida, with plans to launch its first spaceship from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral by the end of the year, according to Florida Today. Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025 In the weeks since Katy Perry's 11-minute excursion on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spaceship, the internet has not been particularly kind to the pop superstar. Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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spaceship

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

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