spaceship
164
4.3
- noun
- /ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp/
:
nave espacial
- In many science fiction movies, a spaceship travels faster than light to explore distant galaxies.
- spaceship lands on Mars
- launch a spaceship
- land a spaceship
By the way, you heard right, that spaceship, it's made by Boeing.
- By the way, you heard right, that spaceship, it's made by Boeing.
- Can't you just see these going onto a spaceship for an ad app?
- And he said, I'm trying to come up with a spaceship that can fly to Mars and back.
- Could we one day harness it and make spaceships out of it?
- So could it be an alien in a spaceship?
- Yes, the Roman Empire never fell and they have spaceships and stuff.
Examples
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Well, who on this spaceship wants to know why?
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And he said, I'm trying to come up with a spaceship that can fly to Mars and back.
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You can take the spaceship off and fly it.
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Then Bob would see the spaceship going back in time.
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I think my spaceship knows which way to go.
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We keep our spaceship out back.
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But we have our own spaceship.
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We can close our eyes and imagine that we are in a spaceship getting closer and closer to Algol.
Academic text (2000) -
Rising over the mountain, we see the spaceship as it nears the city, blocking out the sunshine.
Fiction book (1996) -
We'll all be cruisin' around in, you know, little spaceships.
Synonyms
274
6.8
A large spacecraft that carries people between stars
165
4.2
A vehicle that travels in outer space
141
4.6
A vehicle that travels on water, in air, or in space
69
4.2
A reusable vehicle with wings that carries people and cargo to space and returns to Earth
60
6.9
A small spacecraft that carries people and keeps them alive
36
7.9
A small vehicle that carries people and goods between a spaceship and a space station
16
4.8
A large ship or vehicle that carries and supports smaller craft
13
8.1
A small vehicle that moves people and cargo short distances between a large ship and a planet or station
9
8.6
A large ship or spacecraft used as a main base and command center for smaller ships
5
4.2
A small spacecraft that carries people in space and returns to Earth
4
3.5
A machine built to travel in outer space, like a spacecraft or satellite
1
9.5
A spaceship made for travel between stars
A large machine like a ship that travels between galaxies in science fiction
A large ship that flies in space to carry people from Earth to other planets
A small spacecraft that follows a curved path to carry people into space
Compounds
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spaceship is made by joining space and ship, so it is literally a 'ship' for 'space'. Think of it as a vessel that 'sails' through the empty area beyond Earth, which is why it means a vehicle to carry people between planets or stars.