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spacehound

spacehound noun: a person experienced in space travel.

Noun

spacehound (plural spacehounds)

  1. (archaic) A person experienced in space travel.
    • "I'll be very glad to show you around," he said, "but I must confess I was a little surprised when Rupert passed on your request. I couldn't understand why one of you spacehounds should be interested in our work. Aren't you going in the wrong direction?"1953, Arthur C[harles] Clarke, Childhood's End, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., →OCLC, page 116
    Synonyms:
    spacedog

Synonyms of spacehound

Forms of spacehound

pluralspacehounds

Origin of spacehound

Compound of space + hound.

Questions about spacehound

What does spacehound mean?
Spacehound means a person experienced in space travel.
What part of speech is spacehound?
Spacehound is a noun.
What is the plural of spacehound?
The plural of spacehound is spacehounds.

Words near spacehound in the dictionary

  1. spacehand
  2. spacehands
  3. spacehead
  4. spaceheads
  5. Spaceheart
  6. spacehound
  7. spacehounds
  8. Spacek
  9. spacekin
  10. Spaceks
  11. spacelab

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