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spacebased

spacebased is the alternative form of space-based.

Meaning of space-based

Adjective

space-based (comparative more space-based, superlative most space-based)

  1. (facility, etc) Based in (or beginning from) space (especially in orbit, but sometimes on a planet or moon).
    • While this study focuses on the implications of space-based global strike for future U.S. military capabilities, its fundamental objective is to provoke a debate within the U.S. defense establishment[…]2001, Larry G. Sills, Space-based Global Strike: Understanding Strategic and Military Implications, page 19

Forms of spacebased

comparativemore spacebased
superlativemost spacebased

Origin of spacebased

From space + based.

Questions about spacebased

What is spacebased the alternative form of?
Spacebased is the alternative form of space-based.

Words near spacebased in the dictionary

  1. spacearium
  2. spaceband
  3. spacebands
  4. spacebar
  5. spacebars
  6. spacebased
  7. spaceboat
  8. spaceboats
  9. spaceboot
  10. spaceboots
  11. spaceborne

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