Synonyms for

Spaceship

Verb / ˈspeɪˌsʃɪp / Another word for spaceship — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A spaceship is a vehicle designed to travel in space.

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Common collocations

  • launch a spaceship
  • pilot a spaceship
  • spaceship crew
  • spaceship design
  • spaceship technology
  • spaceship interior
  • spaceship exterior
  • spaceship journey

Word family

adjective spaceship-like

Usage note

Spaceship is a common term for a vehicle designed for travel in outer space. 'Spacecraft' is a more formal and general term.

Example sentences

  1. The spaceship blasted off into space.
  2. The astronauts traveled in a spaceship to the moon.
  3. The spaceship landed on a distant planet.
  4. The spaceship's engines roared as it launched into orbit.
  5. The alien spacecraft resembled a spaceship from a sci-fi movie.

Quotes

  • We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.
  • I'm not a space opera fan. I'm a science fiction fan. I don't even know what space opera is. I don't think I ever read any space opera.
  • I know I'm never going to be an astronaut, but I want to be the first kid on my block with a real spaceship.

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