Used in a Sentence

spaceship

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for spaceship.

Editorial note

In the case of a mission such as this one, I believe transmission is an issue given how far the spaceship is.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spaceship gathered in one view.

noun

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

noun

(slang) A computer.

noun

(cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spaceship.

noun

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

noun

(slang) A computer.

noun

(cellular automata) A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.

noun

(programming) 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.

Example sentences

1

In the case of a mission such as this one, I believe transmission is an issue given how far the spaceship is.

2

This would probably involve dismantling entire planets or moons to build that much spaceship mass.

3

Not if you board a spaceship and travel to them at close to light speed!

4

A little OT, but the contrast between SpaceX and The Spaceship Company is striking.

5

I am thinking about just one spaceship which could go back and forth between some asteroid and a moon orbit.

6

So that means, a baby could reach the exoplanet, before it dies of old age, on a spaceship travelling 99% the speed of light, which can theoretically built right now.

7

Only non-trivial thing I ever wrote in Perl was the obligatory irc bot:) Spaceship operator...says it all imo Those were different days.

8

Look for the horse-shaped robot and the spaceship images and see how those look way better than other stuff I drew earlier.

9

Their spaceship crashes and lands on some unknown planet.

10

But consider the Earth like some large spaceship.

11

Thus, SpaceX is launching satellites and space station cargoes and The Spaceship Company is debugging a suborbital tourist vehicle, because these are things it is feasible to do right now.

12

The Buran's similarities to the Space Shuttle are no coincidence; the Soviets weren't about to let the United States have the coolest spaceship ever, so they had to build one that was cooler.

Quote examples

1

I've personally been with the company for over a year, working on "Mission Control", an internal web app for managing the satellites and make life easier on our "Spaceship Captains" -- the operators who manage them.

2

If someone invented an unbreakable code, would you have a right to what amounts to an uncrackable safe for your "documents and effects?" If someone invented a personal spaceship, would you have a right to go to space, assuming you could do it without endangering others?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spaceship in a sentence?

In the case of a mission such as this one, I believe transmission is an issue given how far the spaceship is.

What does spaceship mean?

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

What part of speech is spaceship?

spaceship is commonly used as noun.