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spaceboat

spaceboat noun: a small spaceship.

Noun

spaceboat (plural spaceboats)

  1. A small spaceship.
    • Twelve robot spaceboats emerged from the midst of the retreating armada and streaked toward the glowing bubble, which was expanding more rapidly.1996, Julian May, Magnificat, London: Pan Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 551

Forms of spaceboat

pluralspaceboats

Origin of spaceboat

Compound of space + boat, modelled after spaceship.

Questions about spaceboat

What does spaceboat mean?
Spaceboat means a small spaceship.
What part of speech is spaceboat?
Spaceboat is a noun.
What is the plural of spaceboat?
The plural of spaceboat is spaceboats.

Words near spaceboat in the dictionary

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

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