单词 | space port |
释义 | > as lemmasspace port space port n. a base or facility from which spacecraft are launched; (in science fiction) a place at which spaceships take off and land. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > launching of spacecraft > place where spacecraft are launched space port1930 cosmodrome1953 moonport1963 1930 M. J. Breuer & J. Williamson in Amazing Stories Q. Winter 29/1 The space-ports at the three great cities, were, of course, occupied or blockaded by the Tellurian fleets; and Doane was obliged to make his bases of operations the lonely craters that once had been pirate strongholds. 1962 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 23 Feb. 11 After these few words, Glenn set out for the ride through brilliant sunshine to this space port—where it all began—and his meeting with President Kennedy. 1977 Time 30 May 45/2 For one scene, set in a brawling space-port bar, the casting director went to a London firm called Uglies, Ltd. 2007 Acta Astronautica 61 89/2 The Moon is Earth's natural spaceport and can be used for a number of scientific and industrial space applications. < as lemmas |
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