Starship
(noun)
A spacecraft designed for interstellar travel or exploration.
Origin:
A compound of the words "star" and "ship", first recorded in use in the early 20th century.
Examples:
- The USS Enterprise was a famous starship in the Star Trek franchise.
- The first manned starship was launched by NASA in the year 2200.
- The alien starships hovered silently above the city before attacking.
- In the future, starships will be powered by advanced fusion reactors.
- The starship's crew had been traveling for months through deep space.