spacecraft
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noun, plural spacecraft.
a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.
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| a manned or unmanned vehicle designed to orbit the earth or travel to celestial objects for the purpose of research, exploration, etc | |
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Spacecraft
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Spacecraft computer technology is generally behind commercial technology because the primary consideration is reliability.
The spacecraft had cost a hundred and twenty-five million dollars.
Currently, astronauts get some radiation protection from their spacecraft and from equipment such as spacesuits.
For the spacecraft with truly modern flair, an ion thruster is the only way to go.
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