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starship

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /stɑɹʃɪp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: star vessel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spaceship

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spacecraft, ballistic capsule, space vehicle

History

Etymology

From star + ship.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 星際飛船 /星际飞船 (xīngjìfēichuán) — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Cornish: sterlester — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Czech: hvězdolet — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • French: vaisseau interstellaire — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • German: Sternenschiff — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • German: Raumschiff — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Hungarian: csillagközi űrhajó — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Italian: nave stellare — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Polish: gwiazdolot — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Portuguese: astronave — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Russian: звездолёт (zvezdoljót) — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Spanish: nave estelar — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars
  • Ukrainian: зорелі́т (zorelít) — a spacecraft capable of traveling to other stars