spaceport

[speys-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈspeɪsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

NOUN

shuttle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

airplane plane shuttle bus spacecraft train

STRONG

transporter

NOUN

space platform

Synonyms

WEAK

launching base space airport space dock space laboratory space observatory space station

NOUN

space station

Synonyms

WEAK

advance base astro station cosmic stepping-stone island base manned station space airport space island space platform spaceport station

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Nominally designed as a spaceport, Lego aliens and spaceships populate the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The site's position close to the equator was more suitable for some missions than the Russian-operated spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The launch, scheduled at 1645 GMT, will be a first for Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

German rocket firm HyImpulse and Edinburgh-based Skyrora are among the companies planning to use the spaceport.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

The Stormchasers beat the Royal Bastards in the neon streets of a futuristic spaceport.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

spaceport

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