starship

noun

star·​ship ˈstär-ˌship How to pronounce starship (audio)
: a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel

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From the nerdy references, from Cutey Honey to Ideon, and having the starship Eltreum being built in orbit on giant model kit sprues, means the nerdiness is there throughout. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 There, employees at a high-tech video game firm were digitally cloned and forced to participate in a bubble world universe aboard a Star Trek-like starship by the company's sadistic co-founder. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Developing studio Jump Over the Age put yeoman’s work into Citizen Sleeper’s worldbuilding, especially all the other lonely souls on this starship — each of whom seem to be outrunning something, or someone. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025 This Millennium Falcon build-and-display model is a detailed recreation of the most iconic starship in the Star Wars universe. Paul Brett, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for starship

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of starship was in 1882

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“Starship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starship. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

starship

noun
star·​ship ˈstär-ˌship How to pronounce starship (audio)
: a vehicle designed for travel between stars
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