starship
pronunciation
How to pronounce starship in British English:
UK [ˈstɑ:ʃɪp]
How to pronounce starship in American English:
US [ˈstɑrʃɪp]
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- Noun:
- a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
Word Origin
- starship (n.)
- "space ship," 1934 (in "Astounding Stories"), from star (n.) + ship (n.). Earlier in reference to celebrity.
Example
- 1. What happens if you exchange your starship enterprise for an older model or one that is less well-equipped ?
- 2. Why not become a starship captain instead ?
- 3. That in itself is perhaps a bigger challenge than building a starship .
- 4. If such a design can be successfully used for a starship engine , then a source of deuterium can be sought closer to home .
- 5. While the universe 's density of interstellar hydrogen is fairly low , a fast-moving starship would blow through them like a truck grille through bugs .