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spaceship|ˈspeɪsʃɪp|
Also space ship, space-ship.
[space n.1]
1. A spacecraft; esp. a manned one under the control of its crew.
1894J. J. Astor Journey in Other Worlds I. vi. 93 ‘What sort of space-ship do you propose to have?’ asked the vice-president.
1929Sci. Wonder Q. I. 65/2 Since the space ship..was circling freely in space..the proximity of the moon was no hindrance to leaving the ship. 1936Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. III. 26 It is essential that the space⁓ship should be in constant communication with its base station. 1938C. S. Lewis Out of Silent Planet iv. 38 All he ever remembered of his first meal in the space-ship was the tyranny of heat and light. 1948‘N. Shute’ No Highway ix. 226 Designs for a rocket-propelled Space Ship, I think he called it, for a projected journey to the moon. 1951A. C. Clarke Sands of Mars i. 9 Sleek, streamlined spaceships..had been the dream of the early twentieth century. 1962F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics i. 2 The spaceship is stimulating the study of space navigation. 1970N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon xiv. 338 If you're going to run a spaceship you've got to be pretty cautious about how you use your resources. 1977P. Carter Under Goliath vi. 29 It's from Mars... It's a spaceship from Mars.
2. spaceship earth (also with capital initials), a phr. used to draw attention to the finite nature of the earth's resources.
1966B. Ward (title) Space ship earth. 1969R. B. Fuller Operating Man. Spaceship Earth iv. 52 We have not been seeing our Spaceship Earth as an integrally-designed machine which to be persistently successful must be comprehended and serviced in total. 1976Conservation News Sept./Oct. 12/1 There is a growing awareness of the need to conserve the life-support systems of spaceship earth. 1981Nature 5 Nov. 41/3 All species on ‘Spaceship Earth’ have an equal right to exist. |