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spaceship

[spays-ship] / ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /






NOUN
unidentified flying object
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According to Ghosh, it "did not look much like a spaceship".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The New York City office has a spaceship vibe with spa-like comfort.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

It is certainly true that this particular spaceship carries a large cargo of American nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Weir and a small crew are sent on a recovery mission after the lost spaceship, the Event Horizon, suddenly reappears in orbit around Neptune, issuing a distress signal.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

For an astronaut aboard the spaceship, time stops.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

A self-affirming visionary who wanted to bring hope to people, White mixed journaling with talk of spaceships and metaphysics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

One of SpaceX’s Starship spaceships exploded during a ground test last June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The restart of commercial missions with a mothership and two Delta spaceships opens up the potential for $450 million in annual revenue across 125 flights, analysts at Jefferies said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

The spaceships of the future—the ones we imagine, or design on paper—have the signature feature of never blowing up.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025

“Same. My spaceships always came apart. Those smiling block-headed pilots never stood a chance.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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