Meanings
noungenship (plural genships)
plural genships
- space flightliteratureClipped compound of generation ship.
There had been doubts that a genship crew would be able to handle a starship after five generations or so post departure, ...
2018, Wes Boyd, Destiny, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN1 more example
Second, genship endurance is still a het dependent plan. Maybe we can hack cryophase, just sleep for thousands of years on your ship, become space vampires. The breeders can keep breeding."
2016, Gardner Dozois, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 29, Hachette UK, →ISBN
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