earthship
earthship is the alternative form of Earthship.
Noun capitalized: Earthship
Earthship (plural Earthships)
- A solar-heated house made of natural and recycled materials, such as earth-filled tyres.
- If you like the idea of building an Earthship, but can't, perhaps because your neighbors would hang you by your toes from a tree, or if you don't like the appearance of an Earthship but like many of its features, don't despair.2000, Daniel D. Chiras, The Natural House, page 118
- In 1969, Reynolds moved to Taos, New Mexico, where he began building homes out of the junk he could find lying around. He continues to live today in an Earthship community he founded in the outskirts of Taos.2011, Eric Corey Freed, Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies, page 191
- The Earth, considered as a spaceship moving through space.
- A spaceship originating from or belonging to Earth.
Forms of earthship
| plural | earthships |
|---|---|
| plural | Earthships |
| alternative form | earthship |
| alternative form | Earth ship |
| alternative form | earth-ship |
| alternative form | Earth-ship |
Origin of earthship
Compound of Earth + ship. In the architectural sense, coined by American architect Michael E. Reynolds.
Questions about earthship
- What does earthship mean?
- Earthship means a solar-heated house made of natural and recycled materials, such as earth-filled tyres.
- What is earthship the alternative form of?
- Earthship is the alternative form of Earthship.
- What part of speech is earthship?
- Earthship is a noun.
- What is the plural of earthship?
- The plural of earthship is earthships.
Words near earthship in the dictionary
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