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- [speys-kraft, -krahft]
- /ˈspeɪsˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/
- /ˈspeɪs.krɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [speys-kraft, -krahft]
- /ˈspeɪsˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/
Definitions of spacecraft word
- noun plural spacecraft a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth. 1
- noun spacecraft space vehicle: human 1
- noun spacecraft space vehicle: extraterrestrial 1
- countable noun spacecraft A spacecraft is a rocket or other vehicle that can travel in space. 0
- noun spacecraft a manned or unmanned vehicle designed to orbit the earth or travel to celestial objects for the purpose of research, exploration, etc 0
- noun spacecraft any vehicle, satellite, etc. designed to orbit the earth or travel through the solar system 0
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Origin of spacecraft
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; space + craft
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spacecraft
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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spacecraft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spacecraft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spacecraft
noun spacecraft
- ancillaries — subordinate; subsidiary.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- command module — the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
- craft — You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
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