Meanings
nounspaceboat (plural spaceboats)
plural spaceboats
- literatureA small spaceship.
Twelve robot spaceboats emerged from the midst of the retreating armada and streaked toward the glowing bubble, which was expanding more rapidly.
1996, Julian May, Magnificat, London: Pan Books, published 1997, →ISBN, page 551
Origin
Compound of space + boat, modelled after spaceship.
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spaceboat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceboat
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“spaceboat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceboat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spaceboat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spaceboat.
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