sleeper ship

noun

A spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.

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Meanings

nounsleeper ship (plural sleeper ships)

plural sleeper ships

  1. space flightliteratureA spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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