starfighter
2
9.5
- noun
- /ˈstɑːrˌfaɪtər/
- As the battle raged in space, the captain ordered the starfighter to engage the enemy fleet.
Examples
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And where were the Starfighters?
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The Frontier is down, the moon is eclipsed, the Starfighters are dead.
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Only I know the location of the Starfighter base.
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Mom, I finally broke the Starfighter record.
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John flew a Starfighter once.
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Patrol, this is Starfighter 1.
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Prepare for target light practice, Starfighter.
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Mr. President, two of my starfighters are under armed attack.
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"How long before Zsinj's force reaches us?" "Three minutes, sir." "How long before the starfighters return?"
Fiction book (1999) -
"Repeating: unidentified starfighter, this is the freighter Wild Karrde."
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
155
4.3
A vehicle that carries people between planets or stars, often in stories
135
4.2
A vehicle that travels in outer space
127
6.8
A large spacecraft that carries people between stars
9
9.6
A fictional armed spaceship used in science fiction stories
1
9.5
A spaceship made for travel between stars
1
8.4
A large machine like a ship that travels between galaxies in science fiction
How Armed
- Archaic
2
9.9
- Archaic
40
5.5
- Specialized
28
7.4
- Specialized
28
6.5
2
9.5
- Specialized
200
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word starfighter is made from two simple English words: star ('stars' or 'space') and fighter ('one who fights'). So a starfighter is like a fighter plane for space, a small ship made to fight among the stars.