generation ship

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generation ship

noun generation ships

A type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.
Similar: generation starship, world ship

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@misc{generation_ship_2026,
  title = {generation ship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/generation%20ship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}