generation ship

noun

A type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.

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generation starshipworld ship
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Meanings

noungeneration ship (plural generation ships)

plural generation ships

  1. space flightliteratureA type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.

    Synonyms: generation starship, world ship

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of interstellar spaceship, where generations of humans live and die aboard during the journey through interstellar space, as the journey between stars would take generations.

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generation starshipworld ship
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APA

generation ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20ship

MLA

“generation ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20ship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generation ship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generation%20ship.

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