spaceship

noun

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

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Drummer Mike Palmer will sit inside a massive plexiglass and aluminum enclosure that resembles a spaceship. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 There's also a glorious opportunity for the crew to unleash their inner WALL-E by floating through space without a spaceship. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The striking new museum resembles a spaceship, a land speeder or other futuristic structures. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Avengers Infinity Defense will transport riders aboard a world-jumping spaceship to remote worlds and alternate realities throughout the Marvel multiverse. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spaceship

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaceship was in 1880

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spaceship

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