spacecraft
pronunciation
How to pronounce spacecraft in British English:
UK [ˈspeɪskrɑːft]
How to pronounce spacecraft in American English:
US [ˈspeɪskræft]
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- Noun:
- a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
Word Origin
- spacecraft (n.)
- 1928, from space (n.) + craft (n.).
Example
- 1. Gravity accelerates spacecraft as they fall towards the sun .
- 2. The voyager spacecraft would visit all of these .
- 3. The new strategy seeks to replace this with a virtuous circle , buying more specialised spacecraft on a reliable schedule .
- 4. They can also travel further from their spacecraft because , in an emergency , they can get back faster .
- 5. New spacecraft like the solar dynamics observatory could help answer some of these questions .