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[ speys-pawrt, -pohrt ] / ˈspeɪsˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spaceport ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc. Origin of spaceportFirst recorded in 1950–55; space + port1 Words nearby spaceportspace mark, space medicine, space opera, space out, space platform, spaceport, space probe, spacer, space rate, space-saving, space science Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spaceportThen there is the case of Spaceport America in New Mexico, near the small city of Truth & Consequences. Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole|Clive Irving|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Building the Spaceport cost New Mexico taxpayers $212 million. Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Musk is there, too, having taken a three-year lease at Spaceport for testing reusable rockets. Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded|Clive Irving|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a trade-off for those funds, Galactic is committed to creating a Spaceport in Abu Dhabi—a place that loves excess. Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight Dreams|Clive Irving|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Spaceport traffic control to Connel," came a voice in reply over the audioceiver. Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell He watched the ambulance flit off as he waited for the Spaceport Patrol. The Lani People|J. F. Bone "Spaceport traffic control to Polaris," reported the traffic officer, his face in focus on the teleceiver screen. On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell "Spaceport control to Polaris," the voice of the tower operator replied. Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell One instant, starship Thirteen had been light-months from Earth, the next it was sitting in the Spaceport. Subjectivity|Norman Spinrad
British Dictionary definitions for spaceport
nouna base equipped to launch, maintain, and test spacecraft Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spaceporttrain, spacecraft, plane, airplane, transporter, space station, space platform |