space shuttle

noun

Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.

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Meanings

space shuttle1

nounspace shuttle (plural space shuttles)

plural space shuttles

  1. Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.
  2. Any vehicle capable of repeatedly travelling between destinations in outer space carrying people or cargo.

Space Shuttle2

nounSpace Shuttle (plural Space Shuttles)

plural Space Shuttles

  1. US space programA space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.
  2. space flightThe reusable winged orbiter of this system.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Afrikaans ruimtependeltuig, ruimtependeltuig
  • ruimtependeltuigvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • ruimtependeltuiga space transportation system
Arabic مَكُوك فَضَاء
  • مَكُوك فَضَاء (makūk faḍāʔ)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Bulgarian сова́лка, косми́ческа сова́лка
  • сова́лка (soválka)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • косми́ческа сова́лка (kosmíčeska soválka)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • спейс ша́тъл (spejs šátăl)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • совалка (sovalka)a space transportation system
Chinese Mandarin 航天飛機 /航天飞机, 航天飛機 /航天飞机
  • 航天飛機 /航天飞机 (hángtiān fēijī)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • 航天飛機 /航天飞机 (hángtiān fēijī)a space transportation system
Czech raketoplán
  • raketoplánvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Danish rumfærge, rumfærge
  • rumfærgevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • rumfærgea space transportation system
Dutch ruimteveer, space shuttle
  • ruimteveervehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • space shuttlevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • ruimteveera space transportation system
  • space shuttlea space transportation system
Esperanto kosmopramo
  • kosmopramovehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Estonian kosmosesüstik
  • kosmosesüstikvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Finnish avaruussukkula, avaruussukkula
  • avaruussukkulavehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • avaruussukkulaa space transportation system
French navette spatiale, navette spatiale
  • navette spatialevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • navette spatialea space transportation system
German Raumfähre, Weltraumfähre
  • Raumfährevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • Weltraumfährevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • (but the historic NASA Space Shuttle usually) Spaceshuttlevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • Spaceshuttlea space transportation system
Greek διαστημικό λεωφορείο
  • διαστημικό λεωφορείο (diastimikó leoforeío)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Hebrew מַעְבֹּרֶת חָלָל \ מעבורת חלל, מעבורת חלל
  • מַעְבֹּרֶת חָלָל \ מעבורת חלל (ma'bóret khalál)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • מעבורת חלל (ma‘boret khalal)a space transportation system
Hindi अंतरिक्ष यान, अंतरिक्ष शटल
  • अंतरिक्ष यान (antrikṣ yān)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • अंतरिक्ष शटल (antrikṣ śaṭal)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Hungarian űrsikló, űrrepülőgép
  • űrsiklóvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • űrrepülőgépvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • űrsiklóa space transportation system
  • űrrepülőgépa space transportation system
Icelandic geimflaug, geimflaug
  • geimflaugvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • geimflauga space transportation system
Italian shuttle, navetta spaziale
  • shuttlevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • navetta spazialevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • shuttlea space transportation system
  • navetta spazialea space transportation system
Japanese スペースシャトル, スペースシャトル
  • スペースシャトル (supēsu shatoru)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • スペースシャトル (supēsushatoru)a space transportation system
Korean 우주왕복선, 스페이스 셔틀
  • 우주왕복선 (ujuwangbokseon)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • 스페이스 셔틀 (seupeiseu syeoteul)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • 우주왕복선 (ujuwangbokseon)a space transportation system
  • 스페이스 셔틀 (seupeiseu syeoteul)a space transportation system
Latin navicula sideralis, navicula spatialis
  • navicula sideralisvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • navicula spatialisvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • navicula sideralis circumvolansvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Latvian kosmoplāns
  • kosmoplānsvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Lithuanian daugkartinis erdvėlaivis
  • daugkartinis erdvėlaivisvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Māori waka kōpiko tuarangi
  • waka kōpiko tuarangivehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Norwegian Bokmål romferge, romferje
  • romfergevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • romferjevehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Persian شاتل فضایی
  • شاتل فضایی (šâtel-e fazâyi)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Polish kosmoplan, prom kosmiczny
  • kosmoplanvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • prom kosmicznyvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • wahadłowiecvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • prom kosmicznya space transportation system
Portuguese ônibus espacial, vaivém espacial
  • ônibus espacialvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • vaivém espacialvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • vaivémvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • ônibus espaciala space transportation system
Romanian navetă spațială
  • navetă spațialăvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Russian многора́зовый тра́нспортный косми́ческий кора́бль, МТКК
  • многора́зовый тра́нспортный косми́ческий кора́бль (mnogorázovyj tránsportnyj kosmíčeskij koráblʹ)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • МТКК (MTKK)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • косми́ческий челно́к (kosmíčeskij čelnók)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • спейс шаттл (spɛjs šattl)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • шаттл (šattl)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • многора́зовый тра́нспортный косми́ческий кора́бль (mnogorázovyj tránsportnyj kosmíčeskij koráblʹ)a space transportation system
  • МТКК (MTKK)a space transportation system
  • косми́ческий челно́к (kosmíčeskij čelnók)a space transportation system
  • спейс-ша́ттл (spɛjs-šáttl)a space transportation system
  • шаттл (šattl)a space transportation system
  • челно́к (čelnók)a space transportation system
Slovak raketoplán
  • raketoplánvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Spanish transbordador espacial, transbordador espacial
  • transbordador espacialvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • transbordador espaciala space transportation system
Swedish rymdfärja, rymdfärja
  • rymdfärjavehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • rymdfärjaa space transportation system
Tamil விண்ணோடம்
  • விண்ணோடம் (viṇṇōṭam)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Thai กระสวยอวกาศ, กระสวยอวกาศ
  • กระสวยอวกาศ (grà-sǔai-à-wá-gàat)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • กระสวยอวกาศ (gràsŭay àwágàat)a space transportation system
Turkish uzay mekiği
  • uzay mekiğivehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Ukrainian спейс шаттл
  • спейс шаттл (spejs šattl)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Urdu خلائی شٹل
  • خلائی شٹل (xalāī śaṭal)vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Vietnamese tàu con thoi, tàu con thoi
  • tàu con thoivehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
  • tàu con thoia space transportation system
Welsh gwennol ofod
  • gwennol ofodvehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between Earth and outer space
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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