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sleeper ship

sleeper ship noun: a spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.

Noun

sleeper ship (plural sleeper ships)

  1. A spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.

Forms of sleeper ship

pluralsleeper ships

Questions about sleeper ship

What does sleeper ship mean?
Sleeper ship means a spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.
What part of speech is sleeper ship?
Sleeper ship is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeper ship?
The plural of sleeper ship is sleeper ships.

Words near sleeper ship in the dictionary

  1. sleeper hold
  2. sleeper holds
  3. sleeper pick
  4. sleeper shark
  5. sleeper sharks
  6. sleeper ship
  7. sleeper ships
  8. sleepered
  9. sleeperette
  10. sleeperettes
  11. sleepering

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