spacecraft

noun
/ˈspeɪsˌkɹæft/

A vehicle that travels through space.

Synonyms

ballistic capsule
space vehicle

A kind of

craft
satellite

Kinds of spacecraft

lander
lunar module
space capsule
space shuttle

Related words

multispacecraft
nanospacecraft
spacecraft bus

Example sentences

“Spacecraft can travel billions of miles to explore distant planets.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “spacecraft” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.