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lightcraft

lightcraft

1 9.9
A vehicle made of light or energy that can fly
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪtkræft/
: nave de luz
  • To reach the planet, the Spirit Colony leased an outdated lightcraft from Station.
  • lightcraft rising

Examples

  • "We're waiting to get the lightcraft fixed," Rod told the miner.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • All the while, Rod thought of how they were stuck without their lightcraft, and the colony faced extinction.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The old lightcraft still lay out in the field where it crashed.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • " Say you're going down on that old lightcraft tomorrow, right?

    Fiction book (1998)
  • From the top of one tower, a lightcraft grew a golden cone and rose to the sky.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The next day, Rod set off again in the old servo lightcraft.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • As promised, Khral met them in the morning at the brainless old lightcraft.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • "Why else are we here?" The lightcraft whined as it entered the atmosphere, as the air above heated into plasma.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • As the lightcraft approached the lock, the young colonists picked up their backpacks.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • In the futuristic city, the new lightcraft soared gracefully through the skies, powered entirely by solar energy.

How Futuristic

spacecraft
  • Specialized
135 4.2
lightcraft
1 9.9
aircraft
587 2.5
car
∞ 1.0
boat
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

lightcraft singular
lightcrafts plural

Morphology

lightcraft = light + craft (semi-transparent) = light + craft

The components 'light' + 'craft' are obvious, but the specific technical meaning (a vehicle powered by or using light rather than conventional fuel) is specialized and could be ambiguous to learners.

Etymology

Lightcraft combines light and craft. Think of it like a spacecraft but 'made of light' or powered by light, which is why it means a vehicle 'using light or energy' instead of normal fuel.