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generation ship

generation ship noun: a type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.

Noun

generation ship (plural generation ships)

  1. (space flight) A type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.
    Synonyms:
    generation starship, world ship

Synonyms of generation ship

  • generation starship
  • world ship

Forms of generation ship

pluralgeneration ships

Questions about generation ship

What does generation ship mean?
Generation ship means a type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.
What part of speech is generation ship?
Generation ship is a noun.
What is the plural of generation ship?
The plural of generation ship is generation ships.

Words near generation ship in the dictionary

  1. Generation Jones
  2. Generation K
  3. generation loss
  4. generation losses
  5. Generation Next
  6. generation ship
  7. generation ships
  8. Generation Snowflake
  9. Generation T
  10. generation time
  11. generation times

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