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shuttlecraft

shuttlecraft noun: a relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.

Noun

shuttlecraft (plural shuttlecrafts or shuttlecraft)

  1. A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.
    • At the nonprofit science and space learning center, you can get a taste of what it's like to work in space, have lunch with an astronaut, check out shuttlecraft and get an up-close look at space suits.2017 February 3, “Super Bowl bound? Things to do in Houston besides the big game”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2025

Forms of shuttlecraft

pluralshuttlecrafts
pluralshuttlecraft

Origin of shuttlecraft

From shuttle + -craft.

Questions about shuttlecraft

What does shuttlecraft mean?
Shuttlecraft means a relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.
What part of speech is shuttlecraft?
Shuttlecraft is a noun.
What is the plural of shuttlecraft?
The plural of shuttlecraft is shuttlecrafts.

Words near shuttlecraft in the dictionary

  1. shuttlecock diplomacy
  2. shuttlecocked
  3. shuttlecocking
  4. shuttlecocks
  5. shuttlecork
  6. shuttlecraft
  7. shuttlecrafts
  8. shuttled
  9. shuttleless
  10. shuttlelike
  11. shuttleman

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