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noun
A part of a starship in which space shuttles are kept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
From shuttle + bay, the word originally appeared in Star Trek, but has since appeared in a variety of other science-fiction and fantasy contexts.
