spacecraft

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spacecraft

  • /ˈspeɪsˌkɹæft/ US

noun spacecraft · spacecrafts

  1. A vehicle that travels through space. Today, Velcro is used for everything from keeping astronauts from floating off the floor of their spacecrafts to keeping artificial hearts in place, as well as the more mundane tasks of fastening clothing.

    Similar: spaceship, space vehicle, space vessel

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Closest in meaning: space vehicle, ballistic capsule, spacefaring, spaceship, astronaut, astronautics, starship, spaceflight, orbit, aerospace, satellite, aircraft, device, contraption, ship, vessel

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noun vehicle that travels through space

Españolnave espacial
한국어우주기 ujugi, 우주선 ujuseon
日本語宇宙機 uchūki, 宇宙船 uchūsen
中文航天器 hángtiānqì
हिन्दीअंतरिक्ष यान antrikṣ yān
Françaisastronef, spationef, véhicule spatial
DeutschRaumfahrzeug, Weltraumfahrzeug, Weltraumflugkörper
Italianospazionave
Ελληνικάδιαστημόπλοιο diastimóploio
Русскийкосми́ческий аппара́т kosmíčeskij apparát
العربيةمَرْكَبَةٌ فَضَائِيَّة markabatun faḍāʔiyya
עבריתחֲלָלִית khalalít

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@misc{spacecraft_2026,
  title = {spacecraft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spacecraft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}