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spacemanship

spacemanship noun: the ability to pilot a spacecraft.

Noun

spacemanship (uncountable)

  1. The ability to pilot a spacecraft.
    • Off through the cluster flew the Andromeda, and it seemed as if Zog changed course several times, whether from inaccuracy, poor spacemanship, or a desire to confuse his passengers.1967, Jack Vance, The Palace of Love, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Publishing Corporation, page 121

Origin of spacemanship

From spaceman + -ship and space + -manship.

Questions about spacemanship

What does spacemanship mean?
Spacemanship means the ability to pilot a spacecraft.
What part of speech is spacemanship?
Spacemanship is a noun.

Words near spacemanship in the dictionary

  1. spaceling
  2. spacelings
  3. spacelore
  4. spacely
  5. spaceman
  6. spacemanship
  7. spacemen
  8. spacenik
  9. spaceniks
  10. spacepad
  11. spacepads

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