spacefaringn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈspeɪsˌfɛːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈspeɪsˌfɛrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: space n.¹, faring n.

Etymology: < space n.¹ + faring n., after seafaring n., spacefarer n.

A. n.

Space travel.

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society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > space travel

space travel1929

spacefaring1942

1942 N. S. Bond Ballad of Venus Nell in Planet Stories Spring 60 None but the most daring do any space-faring In those lethal, whirlagig niches, But spacemen all claim that the Bog is aflame With infinite, fabulous riches.

1959 P. Anderson Virgin Planet (1969) iii. 20 Who had ever begun the idea that spacefaring was one long wild adventure?

1978 D. R. Mason Mission to Pactolus R i. 11 A long session in a Fingalnan brothel would set them up for another stint of spacefaring.

2004 Discover Nov. 21/1 Will Cosmos 1 stimulate private spacefaring?

B. adj.

That engages in space travel.

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society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [adjective] > that travels in space

spacefaring1952

1952 A. B. Chandler Frontier of Dark in Astounding Sci. Fiction Sept. 133/1 She's a better ship than any of the spacefaring boudoirs that are turned out by your yards!

1962 New Scientist 1 Mar. 489 The leaders of the two spacefaring countries.

1973 Sci. News 3 Nov. 283 My own view..was that they [sc. pulsars] were perfect interstellar navigation beacons, the sort of markers that an interstellar spacefaring society would want to place throughout the galaxy.

2002 Hotdog June 122/3 Barbarella... Kitsch classic, with Jane Fonda as the spacefaring sex kitten getting into all sorts of trouble.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spacefaring
释义	spacefaringn.adj. Brit. /ˈspeɪsˌfɛːrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspeɪsˌfɛrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: space n.¹, faring n. Etymology: < space n.¹ + faring n., after seafaring n., spacefarer n. A. n. Space travel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > space travel space travel1929 spacefaring1942 1942 N. S. Bond Ballad of Venus Nell in Planet Stories Spring 60 None but the most daring do any space-faring In those lethal, whirlagig niches, But spacemen all claim that the Bog is aflame With infinite, fabulous riches. 1959 P. Anderson Virgin Planet (1969) iii. 20 Who had ever begun the idea that spacefaring was one long wild adventure? 1978 D. R. Mason Mission to Pactolus R i. 11 A long session in a Fingalnan brothel would set them up for another stint of spacefaring. 2004 Discover Nov. 21/1 Will Cosmos 1 stimulate private spacefaring? B. adj. That engages in space travel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [adjective] > that travels in space spacefaring1952 1952 A. B. Chandler Frontier of Dark in Astounding Sci. Fiction Sept. 133/1 She's a better ship than any of the spacefaring boudoirs that are turned out by your yards! 1962 New Scientist 1 Mar. 489 The leaders of the two spacefaring countries. 1973 Sci. News 3 Nov. 283 My own view..was that they [sc. pulsars] were perfect interstellar navigation beacons, the sort of markers that an interstellar spacefaring society would want to place throughout the galaxy. 2002 Hotdog June 122/3 Barbarella... Kitsch classic, with Jane Fonda as the spacefaring sex kitten getting into all sorts of trouble. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1942
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