Standard Lemma guide

spaceport

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈspeɪs.pɔːt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪspɔːt
  • CMU ARPABET: S P EY1 S P AO2 R T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A site for launching spacecraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From space + port; compare airport.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: космодрум (kosmodrum) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 航天站 (hángtiānzhàn) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空港 (tàikōnggǎng) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太空站 (tàikōngzhàn) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 航天港 (hángtiāngǎng) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 航天發射場 /航天发射场 (hángtiān fāshèchǎng) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Czech: kosmodrom — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Danish: rumhavn — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Dutch: ruimtehaven — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Dutch: kosmodroom — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Finnish: laukaisukeskus — a site for launching spacecraft
  • French: cosmodrome — a site for launching spacecraft
  • French: base de lancement — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Georgian: კოსმოდრომი (ḳosmodromi) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • German: Weltraumbahnhof — a site for launching spacecraft
  • German: Kosmodrom — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Hindi: प्रक्षेपण केंद्र (prakṣepaṇ kendra) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Hungarian: űrkikötő — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Japanese: 射場 (shajō) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Japanese: 宇宙基地 (uchū kichi) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Japanese: 宇宙船基地 (uchūsen kichi) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Portuguese: espaçoporto — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Russian: космодро́м (kosmodróm) — a site for launching spacecraft
  • Russian: космопо́рт (kosmopórt) — a site for launching spacecraft