spaceship
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp// UK //spˈeɪsʃɪp// space·ship
n. a vehicle designed to travel through space. You use this word to describe any craft that carries people or equipment beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
n. a vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space. While often used in science fiction, it also serves as a general term for any crewed or uncrewed spacecraft.
The spaceship landed safely on the moon.
Engineers spent years designing a spaceship capable of carrying a crew to Mars and back.
The discovery of an unidentified object in orbit sparked a global debate over whether it was a natural asteroid or a sophisticated spaceship from another galaxy.
* space + ship * (programming operator): From its resemblance to the shape of a flying saucer.