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spacefaring

spacefaring

1 7.2
Able to travel in outer space using spaceships
  • adjective
  • /ˈspeɪsˌfɛrɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : capaz de viajar por el espacio
  • So I think that a future where we are a spacefaring civilization and out there among the stars, this is very exciting.
  • spacefaring civilization
  • spacefaring nation
  • spacefaring race

Examples

  • If we are to become a true spacefaring nation with lots of people heading into orbit and to points out in the solar system, and not just a few specially chosen government employees, the cost of getting out there must be brought down.

    Blog text (9)
  • The question is: why are there no advanced spacefaring civilizations?

    Blog text (6)
  • A few thousand years, and the galaxy will be crowded with intelligent, spacefaring races.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It celebrates our past and peers into our future as a spacefaring species.

    Blog text (13)
  • I'm stating that the factors leading up to a spacefaring civilization are far harsher than people think.

    Blog text (6)
  • Now, driven by private industry, the country is again becoming a spacefaring nation.

  • A few thousand years, and the galaxy will be crowded with intelligent, spacefaring races.

  • Observer begins a new age of Mars exploration, an age involving nearly every spacefaring nation in the world.

Antonyms

8 6.1

Unable to fly or leave the ground

How Space-Capable

spacefaring
  • Specialized
1 7.2
suborbital
  • Specialized
3 8.2
earthbound
8 6.1

Surface Forms

spacefaring positive

Morphology

spacefaring = space + fare (transparent) = space + fare

Formed by 'space' + 'fare' (as in 'seafaring') with an evident meaning 'traveling in space', so learners who know the parts will infer the meaning.

Etymology

Spacefaring comes from space + faring, where faring means 'to travel' and is the same idea you see in seafaring. So a spacefaring nation or ship is one that can travel and work in outer space.