spaceship
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spaceship
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* space + ship
* (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer.
noun spaceships · space ship
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A manned vehicle that flies through space.
Similar: spacecraft
- A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position. The spaceships look like a row of threshers harvesting a field of wheat; the thickness in the direction of motion is only about 10 cells.
- The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second. If we reverse the positions of $a and $b, the spaceship will sort in the opposite order[…]
- A computer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spacecraft, astronaut, starship, spaceflight, rocket, mothership, battleship, warship, ship, vessel, boat, nave, skiff, circling, shuttle, craft
Translations
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noun vehicle that flies through space
| Español | nave espacial, astronave, cosmonave |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주선 ujuseon |
| 日本語 | 宇宙船 uchūsen, 宇宙機 uchūki, 宇宙旅行船 uchūryokōsen |
| 中文 | 太空船 tàikōngchuán, 飛船 /飞船 fēichuán, 宇宙飛船 /宇宙飞船 yǔzhòu fēichuán, 航天器 hángtiānqì |
| हिन्दी | अंतरिक्ष यान antrikṣ yān |
| Português | nave espacial, espaçonave, astronave |
| Français | vaisseau spatial, astronef, spationef |
| Deutsch | Raumschiff, Raumfahrzeug |
| Italiano | nave spaziale, astronave, spazionave |
| Ελληνικά | διαστημόπλοιο diastimóploio |
| Română | navă cosmică |
| Русский | косми́ческий кора́бль kosmíčeskij koráblʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phi thuyền, tàu vũ trụ, phi thuyền không gian, thiết bị vũ trụ |
| العربية | سَفِينَةٌ فَضَائِيَّة safīnatun faḍāʔiyya, مَرْكَبَةٌ فَضَائِيَّة markabatun faḍāʔiyya |
| עברית | חֲלָלִית khalalít, סְפִינַת חָלָל s'finát khalál |
Talk about this word "spaceship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spaceship. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spaceship. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spaceship "spaceship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spaceship.Cite this
@misc{spaceship_2026,
title = {spaceship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spaceship},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
