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spaceplane

spaceplane noun: a rocketplane designed to pass the edge of space, combining certain features of aircraft and spacecraft.

spaceplane: a rocketplane designed to pass the edge of space, combining certain features of aircraft and...
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Noun

spaceplane (plural spaceplanes)

  1. A rocketplane designed to pass the edge of space, combining certain features of aircraft and spacecraft.
    Synonyms:
    aerospace plane

Synonyms of spaceplane

Forms of spaceplane

pluralspaceplanes

Origin of spaceplane

From space + plane.

Questions about spaceplane

What does spaceplane mean?
Spaceplane means a rocketplane designed to pass the edge of space, combining certain features of aircraft and spacecraft.
What part of speech is spaceplane?
Spaceplane is a noun.
What is the plural of spaceplane?
The plural of spaceplane is spaceplanes.

Words near spaceplane in the dictionary

  1. spacemen
  2. spacenik
  3. spaceniks
  4. spacepad
  5. spacepads
  6. spaceplane
  7. spaceplanes
  8. spaceport
  9. spaceports
  10. spacepower
  11. spaceproof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spaceplane (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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